Perform Data Filtering in Oracle Link to SQL Server
Learn how to perform data filtering in Oracle Linux using a database link to SQL Server
2020-04-13
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Virtualization, containers, and k8s
Why Containers?
Steve Jones highlights the importance he sees for data professionals in the containerization of software.
2020-03-11
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Use Polybase to consume Oracle data from SQL Server on Linux 2019
Learn how to set up Polybase in containers to access an Oracle database.
2020-01-09
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The K8s Overview
Kubernetes is a technology Steve thinks will be important in the future and knowing a bit more about it can be important for your career.
2019-10-23
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2019-10-18
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2019-08-05
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Scaling SSRS Support for SQL Azure with Containers
In this article, see one of the ways in which a container can be created and used for in SSRS as the source for reports.
2019-07-30
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2019-07-29
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2019-07-22
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Are Windows Containers a Good Choice?
Steve doesn't think Windows containers are the future for the data platform.
2019-07-19
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Blogs
When the Internet Stumbles: Lessons from Cloudflare & Azure Front Door Outages
By John
Recently, the world was reminded of just how fragile the internet can be. Two...
Prepping for Certification, Part 4 of 4
By Brian Kelley
In Parts 1-3, I covered how I prepare for a certification exam. In this...
Flyway Tips: Automation Assistance in Flyway Desktop
By Steve Jones
I was chatting with the product managers at Flyway and one asked me whether...
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Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers