Last Week Reading (2020-06-28)
Press ExpandString in Powershell This function can do much more than you think. Pester – using -should -throw Useful example when you want to filter output by ExceptionType or ErrorId....
2020-06-28
7 reads
Kamil
- Website: https://sqlplayer.net
Publish ADF from code to service easily
Struggling with #ADF deployment? adf_publish branch doesn’t suit your purposes? Don’t have skills with PowerShell? I have good news for you. There is a new tool in the market. It’s a task for...
2020-06-26
50 reads
Automate deployment of Azure services with ARM Template (video)
Automation is a useful thing. It allows to avoid many mistakes and saves a lot of time. However, you need to invest some time to get started. At least...
2020-05-28
8 reads
Automate deployment of Azure services with ARM Template (video)
Automation is a useful thing. It allows to avoid many mistakes and saves a lot of time. However, you need to invest some time to get started. At least...
2020-05-28
7 reads
ASF 031: Paul Andrew interview
Introduction Paul Andrew. Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake,...
2020-05-20 (first published: 2020-05-02)
142 reads
ASF 031: Paul Andrew interview
Introduction Paul Andrew. Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake,...
2020-05-02
2 reads
SSDT: Scripting static data from SQL Server (video)
Out of the box, SSDT covers objects on a database level, like tables, stored procedures, views, functions, etc. That means schema only. In many cases, there is a need...
2020-04-27
101 reads
ADF – Deployment from master branch code (JSON files)
In the previous episode, I showed how to deploy Azure Data Factory in a way recommended by Microsoft, which is deployment from adf_publish branch from ARM template. However, there...
2020-04-01
29 reads
ADF – Deployment from master branch code (JSON files)
In the previous episode, I showed how to deploy Azure Data Factory in a way recommended by Microsoft, which is deployment from adf_publish branch from ARM template. However, there...
2020-04-01
6 reads
ASF 030: Benni De Jagere interview
Introduction Benni De Jagere is a Senior Data Insights Consultant with a strong focus on the Microsoft (BI) Stack. On a daily basis, he turns (large amounts) of coffee...
2020-03-27
7 reads
Blogs
The CDO’s Playbook for AI Driven Decision Making
By Chris Yates
The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...
sp_snapshot – The easy way to take database snapshots of one or more databases – V3.0
Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
SELECT *
SELECT * feels convenient, but in SQL Server it bloats I/O, burns network bandwidth,...
Forums
combining a param value with widcards in a foreach loop files property
Hi, it isnt clear from the web if something like this should work as...
Extract sql data in psh
# Load ImportExcel module Import-Module ImportExcel -ErrorAction Stop # File paths $outFile = "C:\Reports\SQLReport.xlsx"...
caught off guard by some greek lettering in a warehouse feed
Hi we run 2019 standard. Our warehouse's ssis based etl is klunky but so...
Question of the Day
Vector Datatype
The new Vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 is a binary type that has a few parameters. What parameters are required?
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