Transforming JSON data with the help of Azure Data Factory - Part 3

(2020-Apr-06) Traditionally I would use data flows in Azure Data Factory (ADF) to flatten (transform) incoming JSON data for further processing. Recently I've found a very simple but very effective...

T-SQL Tuesday #125 Unit Testing

This month T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Hamish Watson, quarantined down in New Zealand. Like me, he has a ranch, and kids, so he has space to move around...

Vote for GroupBy Conference May 2020

GroupBy is a virtual conference, for the community and by the community. Content is focused on the Microsoft Data Platform. Speakers can submit sessions for two events: GroupBy Europe...

#PowershellBasics: Using environment variables ($env:ProgramFiles)

The other day Kendra Little (blog|twitter) mentioned that she was trying to get a command in Powershell working. Specifically one ... Continue reading

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3D Printing for Covid19

A friend tagged me in a Facebook post about a surgical mask strap that had been remixed by a Boy Scout for faster printing and less filament usage. My...

3D Printing for Covid19

A friend tagged me in a Facebook post about a surgical mask strap that had been remixed by a Boy Scout for faster printing and less filament usage. My...

3D Printing for Covid19

A friend tagged me in a Facebook post about a surgical mask strap that had been remixed by a Boy Scout for faster printing and less filament usage. My...

3D Printing for Covid19

A friend tagged me in a Facebook post about a surgical mask strap that had been remixed by a Boy Scout for faster printing and less filament usage. My...

Azure Synapse Analytics confusion

I see a lot of confusion among many people on what features are available today in Azure Synapse Analytics (formally called Azure SQL Data Warehouse) and what features are...