A Non-Technical Reason to Not Use SELECT *
I got a merge a while back that included a change I wasn’t expecting from one of my developers. All they were doing was renaming a column on a...
2021-01-19
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Azure SQL vCore vs DTU
If you are building database solutions in Azure , using Azure SQL Database then you will know that you have a purchasing option decision to make. That being should...
2021-01-19
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A Non-Technical Reason to Not Use SELECT *
I got a merge a while back that included a change I wasn’t expecting from one of my developers. All they were doing was renaming a column on a...
2021-01-19
17 reads
Create an S3 Lifecycle Policy with PowerShell
First, I’m a big believer in doing infrastructure as code.
Using the AWS SDK with any library is great, but for things like S3 I’d highly recommend you use a...
2021-03-24 (first published: 2021-01-19)
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Synapse Analytics and .NET for Apache Spark Example 2 - ROW_NUMBER()
The next example is how to do a ROW_NUMBER(), my favourite window function.
T-SQL SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY dateTime) as RowNumber FROM chicago.safety_data Spark SQL SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER...
2021-01-18
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Synapse Analytics and .NET for Apache Spark Example 2 - ROW_NUMBER()
The next example is how to do a ROW_NUMBER(), my favourite window function.
T-SQL SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY dateTime) as RowNumber FROM chicago.safety_data Spark SQL SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER...
2021-01-18
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Synapse Analytics Spark Example 2 - ROW_NUMBER()
The next example is how to do a ROW_NUMBER(), my favourite window function.
T-SQL SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY dateTime) as RowNumber FROM chicago.safety_data Spark SQL SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER...
2021-01-18
433 reads
Synapse Analytics and .NET for Apache Spark Example 1 - Group By
I have been playing around with the new Azure Synapse Analytics, and I realised that this is an excellent opportunity for people to move to Apache Spark. Synapse Analytics...
2021-01-18
25 reads
Synapse Analytics and .NET for Apache Spark Example 1 - Group By
I have been playing around with the new Azure Synapse Analytics, and I realised that this is an excellent opportunity for people to move to Apache Spark. Synapse Analytics...
2021-01-18
33 reads
Synapse Analytics Spark Example 1 - Group By
I have been playing around with the new Azure Synapse Analytics, and I realised that this is an excellent opportunity for people to move to Apache Spark. Synapse Analytics...
2021-01-18
55 reads
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Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
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During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
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