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Unconscious Bias

This article helps to unearth a cultural issue that each individual needs to address on a personal level. Bias is an enemy to productive conversation.
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2020-08-11

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Azure SQL Database – Maxdop Updated

About 1.5 years I wrote about MAXDOP setting within Azure SQL DB, more specifically the fact that the default setting being 0. (https://blobeater.blog/2018/09/12/maxdop-and-azure-sql-db/) Now, you should be aware that...

2020-08-10

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Fixing Broken Pip

I’ve got Python 3.8 on my machine, and recently I got a note that my pip version was old. I tried to upgrade PIP recently with this command: c:python38python.exe...

2020-08-10

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A New Word: Anderance

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anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...

Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log

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We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...

From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures

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In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...

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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption

True or False:  Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.

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