The issue When migrating the solution I’m currently working on to Azure eight months ago I was initially looking at transferring the SSIS packages that performed the ETL. We...
2020-05-07 (first published: 2020-04-27)
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My next tip is to test your BI solution with the volume of data that you are expecting. This is...
2019-03-13 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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In this article I’m going to show you how I build my time dimensions. There are lots of different ways...
2019-02-26 (first published: 2019-02-04)
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In this article I’ll be discussing the benefits of using a consistent unknown member key across your data warehouse. And...
2019-02-18 (first published: 2019-01-28)
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In this article I’ll discuss making your data warehouse better. I’ll admit that this is a pretty obvious aspiration, but...
2019-02-11
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My fifth data warehousing tip is to always use surrogate keys for your dimension and fact tables.
Surrogate keys are keys...
2019-02-07 (first published: 2019-01-18)
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My fourth data warehousing tip is to trust your instinct when it comes to building solutions, and if to you...
2019-01-21 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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My third data warehousing tip is to build thin slice. Deliver subsets of valuable functionality. Get feedback and buy in,...
2019-01-16 (first published: 2019-01-07)
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I’ve seen data warehouses that nobody trusts, or are just too complex for end users to report on. Users will...
2018-12-28
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My first data warehousing tip is to store fact data at the leaf level. If you aggregate your fact data...
2018-12-10
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By Steve Jones
ghough – n. a hollow place in your psyche that can never be filled;...
I have the honour of hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday. In case there’s any...
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I have a database on SQL 2019 in an Availability Group (AG) and I...
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