Two more of my presentations
I recently made available two more presentations that you might find helpful. Feel free to download them and present them to others (adding a line that you got them...
2019-04-04
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James Serra's Blog
Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer (ADX) was announced as generally available on Feb 7th. In short, ADX is a fully managed data...
2019-03-14
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Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer (ADX) was announced as generally available on Feb 7th. In short, ADX is a fully managed data analytics service for near real-time analysis on large volumes...
2019-03-14
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My latest presentations
I frequently present at user groups, and always try to create a brand new presentation to keep things interesting. We...
2019-03-11
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My latest presentations
I frequently present at user groups, and always try to create a brand new presentation to keep things interesting. We all know technology changes so quickly so there is...
2019-03-11
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Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 is GA
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 was made generally available on February 7th. In short, ADLS Gen2 is the best of...
2019-02-19
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Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 is GA
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 was made generally available on February 7th. In short, ADLS Gen2 is the best of the previous version of ADLS (now called ADLS Gen1)...
2019-02-19
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Storage options for SQL Server database files in Azure
If you are using SQL Server in an Azure VM (IaaS) you have a number of options of where to...
2019-01-29
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Storage options for SQL Server database files in Azure
If you are using SQL Server in an Azure VM (IaaS) you have a number of options of where to store the database files (.mdf, .ldf, and .ndf). Most...
2019-01-29
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What product to use to transform my data?
If you are building a big data solution in the cloud, you will likely be landing most of the source...
2019-01-08
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers