Creating custom solution templates in Azure Data Factory
(2019-Feb-11) Azure Data Factory (ADF) provides you with a framework for creating data transformation solutions in the Microsoft cloud environment....
2019-02-11
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Blog Posts
Data Warehousing Tip #8 – Make it better
In this article I’ll discuss making your data warehouse better. I’ll admit that this is a pretty obvious aspiration, but...
2019-02-11
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Last Week Reading (2019-02-10)
Hello Data Folks! It has been a very fast week and an extensive weekend whilst I have been at SQL...
2019-02-11
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Looking for More Storage
I got a new cell phone. Not big news, but it’s primarily because I need want more storage. It’s a...
2019-02-11
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Memory Grants part 5: Query hints
Proceed with caution, if you’re thinking of using query hints. This post will specifically cover min_grant_percent and max_grant_percent.
My opinion on...
2019-02-11 (first published: 2019-01-22)
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Query Store and a READ_ONLY Database
What happens in Query Store when the database itself is READ_ONLY? Yeah, I don’t know. Let’s find out. READ_ONLY The only way to find out how this works is...
2019-02-11
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Quick tip: Speeding up deletes from SSIS execution log
If you have SQL Server Integration Services installed on your server, and you left the default configurations a table named sysssislog is created on MSDB database, it contains logging entries...
2019-02-11
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Weekly reading #2
Good morning! It is Monday! We spent the weekend in Kraków taking part in the SQLSaturday #824. It was a...
2019-02-11
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Why You Shouldn't Use SELECT * In Production Systems (EVER!)
OK so the title is a bit of a bold statement but bear with me, I’ve been burned by this...
2019-02-11 (first published: 2019-01-23)
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Azure Virtual Machine Boot Diagnostics
If you have ever rebooted a virtual machine and feel like you are in the dark to it’s current state,...
2019-02-08
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Foreach Loop still executes after process and delete all the folders
I have two challenges XML source control not displaying the XML file parent node...
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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