The Only Valid Test of a Backup is a Restore
Please, let me reiterate: The only valid test of a backup is a restore. THE ONLY VALID TEST OF A BACKUP IS A RESTORE. I’m happy that you have...
2024-10-16 (first published: 2024-09-30)
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Blog Posts
Control Flow Restartability in Azure Data Factory
I presented at SQL Saturday Pittshburgh this past weekend about populating your data warehouse with a metadata-driven, pattern-based approach. One of the benefits I mentioned is that it’s easy...
2024-10-14
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Control Flow Restartability in Azure Data Factory
I presented at SQL Saturday Pittshburgh this past weekend about populating your data warehouse with a metadata-driven, pattern-based approach. One of the benefits I mentioned is that it’s easy...
2024-10-14
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Control Flow Restartability in Azure Data Factory
I presented at SQL Saturday Pittshburgh this past weekend about populating your data warehouse with a metadata-driven, pattern-based approach. One of the benefits I mentioned is that it’s easy...
2024-10-14
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Dumping and Restoring Azure PostgreSQL Databases
I wanted to test a migration of Azure PostgreSQL from simple to flexible. I wanted a simple db to restore onto my single server. I may not have needed...
2024-10-14 (first published: 2024-09-25)
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Rebuilding a SQL Server Database Transaction Log
“Could you help me, we deleted the database’s transaction log file and now that database is stuck in ‘Recovery Pending’?” This was a panicked call that I received a...
2024-10-14 (first published: 2024-09-26)
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Webinar tomorrow: The Role of Databases in the Era of AI
I’m hosting a webinar tomorrow with Rie Merritt from Microsoft. We’ll be talking about some of the sessions that Microsoft has planned for the PASS Data Community Summit as...
2024-10-14
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Spark Connect Dotnet Variant Data Type
All Spark Connect Posts
I recently published the latest version of the Spark Connect Dotnet library which includes support for the new Variant data type in Apache Spark 4.0 here....
2024-10-12
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A New Word: Opia
opia – n. the ambiguous intensity of eye contact The entry for this says “so much can be said in a glance, “ which I think is very true....
2024-10-11
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A word on misogyny/sexism in cybersecurity/IT
Recently, on a post celebrating a female professional earning a significant achievement within the cybersecurity field, another individual (male) commented wondering if this was due to DEI. The one...
2024-10-11 (first published: 2024-09-24)
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Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
By Brian Kelley
My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...
Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
By Steve Jones
“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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