Planview Portfolios REST API with ADF – The OData Feed
In the introduction, I explained the setup of the use case and why we need to use the OData feed: to get the list of Project IDs, because the...
2024-05-28 (first published: 2024-05-26)
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Blog Posts
Dynamically Unpivot columns in SQL
Picture this, your data ingestion team has created a table that has the sales for each month year split into different columns. At first glance, you may think “what’s...
2024-05-27 (first published: 2024-05-10)
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Unlock the Power of Your Data: From Basic to Advanced Data Analysis
Data isn't just about numbers and spreadsheets. It holds stories, patterns, and the answers to questions that can drive your business forward. To unlock this potential, you need the...
2024-05-27 (first published: 2024-05-07)
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Master Advanced SQL: 2 Essential Courses for Every Data Analyst
If you're a data analyst, you already know that SQL isn't just a nice-to-have skill – it's the bedrock of your work. But let's face it, SQL isn't a...
2024-05-25 (first published: 2024-05-24)
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A New Word: Insoucism
insoucism – n. the inability to decide how much sympathy your situation really deserves, knowing that so many people have it far worse and others far better, that some...
2024-05-24
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Friday Basics: Authentication vs. Authorization
Another security fundamentals topic is authentication versus authorization. For those who have a clear understanding of the difference between the two, like with Recovery Point Objective (RPO) vs. Recovery...
2024-05-24 (first published: 2024-05-03)
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Friday Flyway Tips–State-based Deployments
Recently the Flyway Desktop (FWD) team release support for state-based deployments. These are similar to SQL Compare deployments, but with your code source control, which is where you want...
2024-05-24
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Reading JSON Data with Python
Recently I’ve been looking at archiving some data at SQL Saturday. As a start, I needed to read some of the archive data I have in Python. This post...
2024-05-24 (first published: 2024-05-12)
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AI World
this month is the big month and a month to remember their are so many announcements has been done in this month – May -2024 . As this is...
2024-05-23
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Bicep Your Elastic Jobs
I posted on Terraform and Azure SQL last year but wanted to see what Bicep could do this year. I’m going to test Bicep out with Elastic Jobs. TL;DR—My...
2024-05-22 (first published: 2024-05-02)
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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Identities and Sequences III
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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