Last Week Reading (2020-06-28)
Press ExpandString in Powershell This function can do much more than you think. Pester – using -should -throw Useful example when you want to filter output by ExceptionType or ErrorId....
2020-06-28
10 reads
Azure Player Blog
Publish ADF from code to service easily
Struggling with #ADF deployment? adf_publish branch doesn’t suit your purposes? Don’t have skills with PowerShell? I have good news for you. There is a new tool in the market. It’s a task for...
2020-06-26
51 reads
Automate deployment of Azure services with ARM Template (video)
Automation is a useful thing. It allows to avoid many mistakes and saves a lot of time. However, you need to invest some time to get started. At least...
2020-05-28
9 reads
Automate deployment of Azure services with ARM Template (video)
Automation is a useful thing. It allows to avoid many mistakes and saves a lot of time. However, you need to invest some time to get started. At least...
2020-05-28
8 reads
ASF 031: Paul Andrew interview
Introduction Paul Andrew. Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake,...
2020-05-20 (first published: 2020-05-02)
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ASF 031: Paul Andrew interview
Introduction Paul Andrew. Principal consultant and architect at Altius specialising in big data solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Data engineering competencies include Azure Data Factory, Data Lake,...
2020-05-02
3 reads
SSDT: Scripting static data from SQL Server (video)
Out of the box, SSDT covers objects on a database level, like tables, stored procedures, views, functions, etc. That means schema only. In many cases, there is a need...
2020-04-27
105 reads
ADF – Deployment from master branch code (JSON files)
In the previous episode, I showed how to deploy Azure Data Factory in a way recommended by Microsoft, which is deployment from adf_publish branch from ARM template. However, there...
2020-04-01
34 reads
ADF – Deployment from master branch code (JSON files)
In the previous episode, I showed how to deploy Azure Data Factory in a way recommended by Microsoft, which is deployment from adf_publish branch from ARM template. However, there...
2020-04-01
7 reads
ASF 030: Benni De Jagere interview
Introduction Benni De Jagere is a Senior Data Insights Consultant with a strong focus on the Microsoft (BI) Stack. On a daily basis, he turns (large amounts) of coffee...
2020-03-27
11 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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