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
710 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
2,607 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
910 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
651 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
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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