Azure SQL Database Connect and Query
There is a lightweight and quick way to start querying your database in Azure which doesn’t involve SQL Operations Studio or Management Studio. You can use the query editor...
2019-07-25
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Blog Posts
Create New Azure VM with PowerShell
Every so often I set out to create new resources in my Azure subscription using the command line tools (PowerShell or CLI) just to keep up to date on...
2019-07-25 (first published: 2019-07-09)
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How do we test ETL pipelines? Part one unit tests
Why do we bother testing? Testing isn’t an easy thing to define, we all know we should do it, when something goes wrong in production people shout and ask...
2019-07-25
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How do we test ETL pipelines? Part one unit tests
Why do we bother testing? Testing isn’t an easy thing to define, we all know we should do it, when something goes wrong in production people shout and ask...
2019-07-25
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Intent Locks In SQL Server
Intent locks, one of those things in SQL Server that seem to be very often misunderstood. They’re something that I’ve found myself explaining time and time again, I’ve even...
2019-07-25
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Learning More about Kubernetes (K8s)
I know a bit about this, but I’m always looking for more. I had the chance to see Brendon Burns recently and I was impressed. That is one seriously...
2019-07-25 (first published: 2019-07-08)
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Why We Don’t Truncate Dimensions and Facts During a Data Load
Every once in a while, I come across a data warehouse where the data load uses a full truncate and reload pattern to populate a fact or dimension. While...
2019-07-25
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Adding a Column with a Default Constraint
Last week a question came up about adding a column to a table, and giving that column a default constraint. Would that default value be assigned to all existing...
2019-07-24 (first published: 2019-07-16)
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Custom error messages
I’m sure lots of you have used the function RAISERROR to handle an error caused by your code. The problem ... Continue reading
2019-07-24
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Keep It Simple Stupid
Some of us take days and weeks to write a blog, while others can take two minutes and write a great blog *cough* *cough* Denny (B|T). Why is that?...
2019-07-24
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Blogs
In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
By Steve Jones
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to...
Leading Through the Noise: Harnessing Data in the Age of Digital Overload
By Chris Yates
The New Leadership Frontier In today’s digital landscape, leaders are no longer just visionaries....
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
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taking the rcsi dive
Hi, we put together an extract that runs every 15 minutes against what i...
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022
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Minimum Change Tracking Retention
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Question of the Day
Minimum Change Tracking Retention
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=xxx);What is the minimum amount of time I can set? See possible answers