Data Quality - Addressing non-stated requirements
Producing a crib sheet for data quality drives a shared understanding of the data used to power the business.
2016-07-28
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David Poole
RANDom traps for the unwary
The Books Online description of the RAND() function is only true from certain perspectives.
2016-05-09
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What’s in a name?
When a business does not have an agreed set of definitions for their every day terms slow burning chaos ensues.
2016-05-04
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Too much information can be counter-productive
If you want to be an effective communicator focus on what your audience need to hear rather than what you want to say
2016-01-29
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Getting ready for Hadoop
Before adopting Hadoop into your organisation there are a number of factors to consider. This article highlights some of the key points.
2015-11-23
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Deploying tech to the cloud
There is a world of difference between technology originating in or designed for the cloud and technology that predates but can run in the cloud.
2015-10-12
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Soundex - Experiments with SQLCLR Part 2
Constructive feedback on SOUNDEX - Experiments with SQLCLR lead to further experimentation with phonetic algorithms
2015-07-06
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A Beginners Look at Hadoop
Hadoop has been making a lot of noise in the Big Data world. Despite my lack of Linux experience I decided to take the plunge and this is what I found.
2015-01-01 (first published: 2013-06-05)
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Templates and teamwork
SQL Server expert David Poole discusses how teams can work together and share templates in Management Studio.
2014-11-27 (first published: 2008-05-20)
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RegEx for DBAs
RegEx functions are incredibly powerful text handling functions which should be at the top of a data warehouse DBAs list when writing CLR functions
2014-09-05 (first published: 2012-05-08)
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