Azure Databricks – Introduction (Free Trial)
Microsoft’s Azure Databricks is an advanced Apache Spark platform that brings data and business teams together. In this introductory article, we will look at what the use cases for...
2019-02-17
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Blog Posts
Azure Databricks – Introduction (Free Trial)
Microsoft’s Azure Databricks is an advanced Apache Spark platform that brings data and business teams together. In this introductory article,...
2019-02-17
503 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-02-17)
Power BI Desktop February 2019 Feature Summary Preview of new Key Influencers visual and much more… The February release of...
2019-02-17
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Notes From the 2nd SQLOrlando Lunch Meetup
I won’t blog all of these we do, but wanted to capture a few thoughts and then revisit later in...
2019-02-17
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Notes From the Feb 7, 2019 Spacecoast Meetup
I drove over to Melbourne on to speak to the group, hadn’t been over in a while. Quick notes:
8 attendees,...
2019-02-17
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SQL Saturday 828 - T-SQL Basics: Coding for performance
A great experience!
Thanks to all the atendess to my session about T-SQL, for being my first time as a speaker for a SQL Saturday it was good!As I promised,...
2019-02-17
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Power BI Architecture Diagram v4 is now available!
I’ve finally updated my Power BI Architecture Diagram to include some of the new features that are now available and...
2019-02-16
809 reads
SQL Saturday 828 - T-SQL Basics: Coding for performance
A great experience!Thanks to all the atendess to my session about T-SQL, for being my first time as a speaker...
2019-02-16
153 reads
SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services: The Basics Part 4
Note: I’ve been meaning to start a series on the basics of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). The last time...
2019-02-16
406 reads
Achievement Unlocked – SQL Bits
Several weeks ago, while on a flight traveling home from San Francisco, I received an exciting email. I had submitted...
2019-02-15
490 reads
Blogs
Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments–Day of Data Boston
By Steve Jones
Here are the resources for my talk at Day of Data Boston. Slides –...
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Forums
SQL Server Storage Optimization: Multiple Files in a Filegroup vs Dedicated File
Hello, I would like to get some feedback regarding the best storage optimization strategy...
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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