Reblog: August 16 to August 22
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...
2013-08-23
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Blog Posts
Schneier's Thoughts on the Future of IT Security and the Impact of the Internet on Power
If you've got an hour to spare, you might want to check out this presentation by Bruce Schneier where he...
2013-08-23 (first published: 2013-08-15)
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SQL CAT is on the Move
Not a big deal really, but they’re consolidating from the SQLCAT.COM to put everything on MSDN.
Read all about it here.
I...
2013-08-23
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Recruiters, pay rates, and client budgets
If a recruiter sends me a job description, the first question I ask is, “What is the pay rate”. If...
2013-08-22
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SQL Server 2012 RTM CU9
On August 20, Microsoft released SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 9, which is Build 11.0.2419. I count seven fixes...
2013-08-22
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Why the MS Power Query (PQ) for Excel is an invaluable Business Intelligence tool
Dear reader, I would like to share with you some of the capabilities that the Power Query for Excel brings...
2013-08-22 (first published: 2013-08-19)
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Better Searching on Google
One of the keys to being a successful technologist is being able to search for information. Google has a lot...
2013-08-21
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Join me for the 2013 Biml Workshop
Of the many emerging technologies I’m currently using, there’s nothing that excites me more than Biml. If you’re not familiar...
2013-08-21 (first published: 2013-08-14)
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Lots of ways to UNPIVOT a table
I recently read an awesome post on http://www.stackexchange.com questioning how to change columns to rows ie UNPIVOT. One answer demonstrated...
2013-08-21
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Optimizing SQL Server Backup and Restore
When your databases grow, operations, like a database backup and restore, are going to take a longer time to complete....
2013-08-21
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric Data Agents: Bringing Structured and Unstructured Data Together
By James Serra
Most enterprise questions do not live neatly in one place. The numbers may be...
Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables
Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...
Updating the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to...
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Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization vs. Parameter Sniffing: What SQL Server Fixes and What It Doesn't
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Hyperscale Replicas I
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Hyperscale Replicas I
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