Fixing Page Life Expectancy (PLE)
What is Page Life Expectancy (PLE), what makes it drop, and how can I manage memory better? Abusing disks slows...
2013-08-20 (first published: 2013-08-19)
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Why the MS Power Query (PQ) for Excel is an invaluable Business Intelligence tool
Dear reader, I would like to share with you some of the capabilities that the Power Query for Excel brings...
2013-08-22 (first published: 2013-08-19)
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Introducing Python in Hadoop World
This blog is not for pure Python lover. In this article I will describe usefulness of Python in Big Data and Hadoop environment. To discover more about Python please...
2013-08-18
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Reblog: August 9 to August 15
This reblog post should have come out last Friday, but I was on vacation and I didn’t want any new...
2013-08-18
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Introducing Python in Hadoop World
This blog is not for pure Python lover. In this article I will describe usefulness of Python in Big Data...
2013-08-18
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SQL Saturday #235 New York City Wrapup
Today I had the pleasure of speaking at the SQL Saturday #235 in New York City. Talk about an absolutely...
2013-08-17
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24 Hours of PASS Q & A: Why are Bit’s Flipped?
http://bit.ly/16UyEPHHello Dear Reader. Almost two weeks ago I delivered a presentation for the 24 Hours of PASS on SQL Server...
2013-08-16
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Restore SQL Server databases remotely using my SQL CLR
Has anyone ever though of pushing a SQL Server database backup out remotely? (SQL Native andor RedGate Backups) My idea...
2013-08-21 (first published: 2013-08-16)
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Traveling and Talking to Wrap Up 2013
I am writing this blog post en route to New York City for SQL Saturday #235. This begins a fairly...
2013-08-16
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iOS v Android–A Short Term Update
I ordered my first new new phone this year. I’ve never purchased a new, unreleased model of a cell phone...
2013-08-23 (first published: 2013-08-16)
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Checking the Error Log II
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