Thanks Stan. I agree, that is what I was trying convey.

I'll give it a shot! Just a heads-up—I'm still fairly new to Fabric and learning more every day.

Performance can vary...

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Yes. Azure Data Factory, is what I meant. Thank you for the clarification. I have not used Azure Data Factory in production for the exact reason you mentioned. But, I...

I am currently doing dual development in SSIS for our data warehouse on SQL Server running in an Azure VM (not Azure SQL Server) and MS Fabric. Our production system...

Great write up Steve! Now DAB and APIs don't seem so mysterious and scary anymore. Almost approachable even.

I've been avoiding APIs for a long time but now need to start...

Just curious Steve,
Do you require parallel and serial ports on your new laptop purchases too? LOL

"Frequent Flyer": a term used to describe a user that requires an excessive amount of attention from IT or training resources.

Happy Friday All!!!

I prefer the separation of triggers for auditing and business rules (1 or more). However, as I mostly support another vendors databases, I am seeing more developers move...

Excellent Editorial Steve! Two thumbs up!

I was surprised the by the reference to 74% of IT professionals... I was also disappointed by it.

I agree. All IT professionals should ignore...

Yes, absolutely. Whether it is "Spring", "Fall" or "when you have the time" cleaning. We are watchful for how long we store unused data. Freeing up disk space or cleaning...

You totally got me on that one. Very good, very good indeed.:-D

Great article Tim! Inspiring even.

Thank you for your contribution!

Thank you for running SQLServerCentral Steve. Like, many of my peers on this, site, I look forward to your editorials each morning and appreciate the feedback you have provided in...

Great editorial today Andy. I think you presented a point of view that serves to help our fellow

DBA's understand clients and their decisions to use SQL Server when they...

I have run into this one a couple times. With SSIS 2005 packages and now with SSIS 2008 even using Excel 2007 xlsx files! :unsure: And always when I am...

Don't forget that the DATALENGTH function is different from the LEN function.

DATALENGTH returns the number of bytes

versus

LEN which returns the number of characters.

That is one of the...