Why I just became a Microsoft Employee
I have been an independent consultant (IC) for quite a while now. In an amazing number of coincidences, or just plain...
2014-02-11
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Impala Performance Update: Now Reaching DBMS-Class Speed #cloudera #bigdata
Since the initial beta release of Cloudera Impala more than one year ago (October 2012), we’ve been committed to regularly...
2014-02-11
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#TSQL2sDay – Data marts across a shaky WAN link
It sounded good in principle, especially given the requirements and the limitations:
We needed our various sites to be able to...
2014-02-11
711 reads
How Big Data Will Transform Coaching in the NBA #miamiheat #bigdata #nba
There’s a staggering amount of information an NBA coach would have to hold in his head to do his job...
2014-02-13 (first published: 2014-02-11)
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Calculating the length of a hash in SQL Server
Some time ago I added a script component to a few SSIS packages to compare rows with each other using...
2014-02-11
2,610 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #51: Doubledown disaster
Jason Brimhall is hosting the 51st T-SQL Tuesday this month with “Place your bets!.
It’s always a gamble when buying a...
2014-02-14 (first published: 2014-02-11)
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DELETE operations on tables
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan, where you are getting week by week via email...
2014-02-11
912 reads
[SQL Snacks Video] The What, Why, and How of Instant File Initialization with SQL Server
Instant File Initialization (IFI) is an interesting topic with regards to how SQL Server works with storage. It is an...
2014-02-11
652 reads
Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
One of the biggest mistakes we can make when troubleshooting is to confuse the necessary responsibility of observing activity that...
2014-02-11
1,513 reads
T-SQL Tuesday#51 - Place Your Bets - In-Place Upgrade.
I’m not much of a
betting man, but if I had to bet that I would participate in this month’s T-SQL
Tuesday...
2014-02-11
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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