Azure SQL Database Script for Size
Sometimes you may not want to flip over to the Azure portal to grab the database size, such as the used space below. So here is a handy script...
2019-08-12
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Machine Learning – how do I get a good data to learn?
This is the fourth article of the Machine Learning topic. I have introduced you to the Machine Learning, described the process and the tools. My first idea was that...
2019-08-24 (first published: 2019-08-11)
51 reads
Validating Replication (All or Just One Article)
You may sometimes have reports or other processes that are dependent on transactional replication being current. If that is the case, you will probably need a mechanism to check...
2019-08-09
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Salaries in Job Ads
Hiring at Basecamp is interesting. I caught this interview and think it’s a good look at a process most of us have gone through, but perhaps not thought about....
2019-08-09
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Graph Databases – Introduction
I have been looking into this feature and also into understanding graph data in general. I believe introduction of graph database feature in SQL Server has many advantages –...
2019-08-22 (first published: 2019-08-09)
851 reads
Podcasts on Modern Data Warehouse
I did a couple of recent podcasts that I wanted to mention: The first one was with Kirby Repko from the YouTube channel SQLTalk: Modern Data Warehouse Design with...
2019-08-23 (first published: 2019-08-08)
483 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #117 Invitation – When Have You Used MOT Tables?
When Memory-Optimized Tables (MOT) were announced for SQL Server, there was a lot of excitement about the technology. After this was released on SQL Server 2014, feelings waned with...
2019-08-08
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My Preferences for SSIS Design
Lately, I have been using SSIS execution frameworks and Biml created by other people to populate data marts and data warehouses. It has taught me a few things and...
2019-08-20 (first published: 2019-08-08)
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Data Lake Architecture using Delta Lake, Databricks and ADLS Gen2 Part 1
I have read quite a bit about “the death of Big Data” recently. To be
honest I’ve never liked the term Big Data. It has always skewed people’s
thinking...
2019-08-08
25 reads
Data Lake Architecture using Delta Lake, Databricks and ADLS Gen2 Part 1
I have read quite a bit about “the death of Big Data” recently. To be
honest I’ve never liked the term Big Data. It has always skewed people’s
thinking...
2019-08-08
25 reads
Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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