Azure Databricks – Introduction (Free Trial)
Microsoft’s Azure Databricks is an advanced Apache Spark platform that brings data and business teams together. In this introductory article, we will look at what the use cases for...
2019-02-17
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Azure Databricks – Introduction (Free Trial)
Microsoft’s Azure Databricks is an advanced Apache Spark platform that brings data and business teams together. In this introductory article,...
2019-02-17
508 reads
SQL Saturday 828 - T-SQL Basics: Coding for performance
A great experience!
Thanks to all the atendess to my session about T-SQL, for being my first time as a speaker for a SQL Saturday it was good!As I promised,...
2019-02-17
26 reads
SQL Saturday 828 - T-SQL Basics: Coding for performance
A great experience!Thanks to all the atendess to my session about T-SQL, for being my first time as a speaker...
2019-02-16
155 reads
Power BI Architecture Diagram v4 is now available!
I’ve finally updated my Power BI Architecture Diagram to include some of the new features that are now available and...
2019-02-16
815 reads
SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services: The Basics Part 4
Note: I’ve been meaning to start a series on the basics of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). The last time...
2019-02-16
418 reads
Configure SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance on Azure Virtual Machines with MSDTC #SQL #Azure #MSDTC
If you have been following my blog, you probably know that I write a lot of step-by-step guides for building...
2019-02-15
1,244 reads
Benchmarking with WorkloadTools
If you ever tried to capture a benchmark on your SQL Server, you probably know that it is a complex...
2019-02-15
569 reads
New Free Videos on SQL Prompt, SQL Compare, and SQL Doc with Redgate’s SQL Change Automation
I’m excited to have just clicked ‘publish’ on four new videos in the brand new Evangelist Tutorials playlist on Redgate’s YouTube channel. These videos step through setting up and...
2019-02-15
30 reads
Speaking at SQL Saturday Chicago
I am so excited and honored to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Chicago on Saturday, March 23, 2019. I will be presenting my...
2019-02-15
29 reads
Blogs
Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first
Why isn’t AI paying off yet? Drawing on lessons from digital transformation, Joyful Craftsmen...
Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
By Steve Jones
I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers