Finding Foreign Keys in Azure SQL DB
There are plenty of times I’m called upon to fix data. To do this, I must know what dependencies are in the database. Foreign keys are a crucial aspect...
2024-01-17 (first published: 2024-01-02)
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Update Azure SQL database and storage account public endpoint firewalls with Data Factory IP ranges
While a private endpoint and vNets are preferred, sometimes we need to configure Azure SQL Database or Azure Storage to allow use of public endpoints. In that case, an...
2024-01-10 (first published: 2024-01-02)
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Why you should consider Power BI Cleaner
Introduction
You have probably created various auxiliary tables, columns or metrics during report development. Before the final deployment of the report into production, it is necessary to delete these auxiliary...
2024-01-12 (first published: 2024-01-02)
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Career Plan for 2024
It’s a holiday today, but I’m dropping this as I spent last week working on it. I wrote about having a career plan on Friday, with a few notes...
2024-01-01
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SQL Server Blog quarterly review
This SQL Server blog roll talks about the few blog articles I have published in last couple of months. I am certain you would like reading
The post SQL...
2024-01-08 (first published: 2024-01-01)
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Spark Connect
Spark Connect References https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/spark-connect-overview.html
https://www.databricks.com/blog/2022/07/07/introducing-spark-connect-the-power-of-apache-spark-everywhere.html
Reference Implementations Rust
GOLang
Source gRPC proto files https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/master/connector/connect/common/src/main/protobuf/spark/connect
Useful Videos If this doesn’t get you excited then nothing will it is, of course, suitable for work, it is...
2024-01-01
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2024- Of ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘life in the hallway’
My good friend Gina Menorek shared this article from NY Post on the overwhelming exhaustion among tech workers. The article talks of ‘quiet quitting’ – not quitting our jobs...
2024-01-08 (first published: 2023-12-31)
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Baby Steps and Continuous Improvement
It’s the last Friday of the year and I’ve been struggling to think of a good way to close things ... Continue reading
2024-01-12 (first published: 2023-12-29)
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My Stats from 2023
I’m a data guy, so I decided to drop some numbers in a post. I did this last year, so this one includes a few comparison points. Music From...
2023-12-29
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Build a Terraform Module for Azure SQL
Building a Terraform module for Azure SQL DB is like packaging your infrastructure magic into a reusable box. It’s the kind of thing that makes your IT life smoother....
2024-01-10 (first published: 2023-12-29)
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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