TF-IDF in .NET for Apache Spark Using Spark ML
Spark ML in .NET for Apache Spark Spark is awesome, .NET is awesome, machine learning (ML) is awesome, so what could be better than using .NET to write ML...
2020-07-07
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Blog Posts
Upload files to ADLS Gen2
I discover a small new feature the other day, but a very useful one. Previously, there was no way to upload files to an ADLS Gen2 storage account via...
2020-07-07 (first published: 2020-06-22)
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Azure Data Engineer Associate
You can read about all the new role based qualifications from Microsoft here – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/certification-overview.aspx Today I want to talk about the Azure Data Engineer one from my experience...
2020-07-06
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Daily Coping 6 Jul 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-07-06
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Database Fundamentals #26: The Primary Key War
There is a war about primary keys in the database world. There are two camps. The first camp believes that primary keys should only ever be created on meaningful...
2020-07-06 (first published: 2020-06-22)
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Three Ways to Create a Temp Table
Taking it back to SQL 101 today because I recently saw something that floored me. I’m a big fan of temp tables. I use ’em all over the place...
2020-07-06 (first published: 2020-06-23)
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Daily Coping 3 Jul 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-07-03
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Open Letter to PASS
As you know, I spoke to 12 Chapter Leaders and 4 Regional Mentors yesterday. All are very upset with PASS right now and feel slighted, which as a volunteer...
2020-07-03 (first published: 2020-06-19)
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PASS – Meanderings
As most people reading this would know…the PASS organization is in a state of crisis now following the decision to go virtual. We are in a place where we...
2020-07-03 (first published: 2020-06-20)
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Social: Going Along to Get Along
It’s the eve of the Fourth of July, when the Declaration of Independence is celebrated in the US. I’ve always like this holiday, but lately I find myself less...
2020-07-03
18 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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