Some of my greatest mistakes
You are never too experienced to make mistakes. An occasional dose of humble pie serves as a reminder to up our game.
2019-07-05 (first published: 2017-05-18)
10,468 reads
David Poole
- Interests: Badminton, Cycling and Music. Keen piano player.
Experiments with full text search
Would a crazy idea using full text thesaurus and phonetic keys actually have worked?
2019-03-26
2,055 reads
GDPR - A guide for the perplexed
If a picture paints a thousand words then can GDPR regulation be represented in diagram form? Could doing so make it easier to comply with the regulation by making it easier to understand?
2019-02-18 (first published: 2018-01-11)
4,906 reads
Soundex - Experiments with SQLCLR Part 3
Acknowledging fundamental design flaws lead to a more flexible, maintainable phonetic framework
2018-11-23 (first published: 2015-08-27)
3,784 reads
Auto-suggesting foreign keys and data model archaeology
If you can understand the data model then you can understand the intent of the application developers.
2018-07-06 (first published: 2016-01-26)
5,538 reads
The Power of the Data Model
A data model is far more powerful than simply a set of build instructions for DBAs. It can be used to shape business thought and actions for the benefit of all.
2017-02-14
2,023 reads
Bash for ETL pre-processing
People were doing ETL long before ETL packages were invented. Some of those facilities still have worth today
2016-08-15
6,479 reads
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
1,330 reads
RANDom traps for the unwary
The Books Online description of the RAND() function is only true from certain perspectives.
2016-05-09
2,726 reads
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
6,376 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
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Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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