SQL server and Java?
I was generally reading about SQL Server and how things have changed since the days of just having it within a Windows Eco-system only. It then led me to...
2019-07-29
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ASF 024: Leila Etaati interview
Introduction Leila Etaati is an AI MVP, mentor, trainer, speaker and consultant. She spoke in some important conference such as Microsoft USA Ignite, Microsoft Data Insight Summit, SQL PASS,...
2019-07-26
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The Data Request
Spotify implemented a way to get your data from your profile. This looks at the request and initial data download. The Request When you go there, you see a...
2019-07-26
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Finding the Best Azure Datacenter
When dealing with cloud technology there is a phrase that everybody should remember: Physics Always Wins. There isn’t any way to get around the speed of light (2.98 x...
2019-07-26
306 reads
Connecting Azure Databricks to Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 Part 3
This is the third and final post in a series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. Unlike the...
2019-07-26
13 reads
Connecting Azure Databricks to Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 Part 3
This is the third and final post in a series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. Unlike the...
2019-07-26
33 reads
Connecting Azure Databricks to Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 Part 3
This is the third and final post in a series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. Unlike the...
2019-07-26
139 reads
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
23 reads
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
666 reads
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
812 reads
Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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