My Interview at Data Platform Geeks 2017

Dear All,

Earlier this year in August, I had the privilege of speaking at Data Platform Summit 2017 at Bangalore. As...

Adaptive Query Processing - Adaptive Joins - Plan resue - 3

Continuing on the series on Adaptive Query Processing covered overhere, this post would cover what happens to adaptive joins when...

An Identity Crisis: Is it Profiler or is it Extended Events?

Despite it being new, it seems there are a handful of "facts" already published about it that may or may not be accurate. Due to that, I want to...

An Identity Crisis: Is it Profiler or is it Extended Events?

I have been working on this article for far longer than one might think is necessary for something of this...

An Identity Crisis: Is it Profiler or is it Extended Events?

I have been working on this article for far longer than one might think is necessary for something of this...

Is the traditional data warehouse dead?

There have been a number of enhancements to Hadoop recently when it comes to fast interactive querying with such products...

Is the traditional data warehouse dead?

There have been a number of enhancements to Hadoop recently when it comes to fast interactive querying with such products...

Using SQL Server Management Studio Projects

One of the most underutilized assets in SQL Server Management Studio is the SSMS project. Within Management Studio, one can...

Creating and Using Failover Groups in Azure DBaaS – Part 1

Introduction
Hello everybody! Welcome back! One of my favorite features in Azure SQL DBaaS is Failover Groups.  I have been working...

Design Concepts For Better Power BI Reports Part 4: The Squint Test

Data visualization should be iterative. You should get a good initial draft put together and then check to make sure...