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
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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
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How do we test ETL pipelines? Part one unit tests
Why do we bother testing? Testing isn’t an easy thing to define, we all know we should do it, when something goes wrong in production people shout and ask...
2019-07-25
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How do we test ETL pipelines? Part one unit tests
Why do we bother testing? Testing isn’t an easy thing to define, we all know we should do it, when something goes wrong in production people shout and ask...
2019-07-25
58 reads
Redis University
As if I don’t have enough to do, I started a data structures class at Redis University. Someone recommended this to me as another way a company has structured...
2019-07-24
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Custom error messages
I’m sure lots of you have used the function RAISERROR to handle an error caused by your code. The problem ... Continue reading
2019-07-24
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Keep It Simple Stupid
Some of us take days and weeks to write a blog, while others can take two minutes and write a great blog *cough* *cough* Denny (B|T). Why is that?...
2019-07-24
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Weekly reading #22
A little bit late but it is here! It is Wednesday already and we are preparing for #DPS2019 which will be in August in Bangalore. Meanhwile I received another...
2019-07-24
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A simple powershell script to look up server hardware and OS information
This is a simple powershell script to query and display hardware and OS information from a remote computer.It uses CIM (Common Information Model) that is available since Powershell version...
2019-07-23
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Collecting Server Performance Metrics: Performance Monitor
Whether you’re a DBA/administrator looking to tune a server, planning for hardware updates, or looking to make a move to the cloud there are a few key performance metrics...
2019-07-23
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Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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