Just to argue the other side of the fence here since this is a community of amazing data professionals. 😀

I am a data architect who build and manages a large...

I have never used triggers. I guess I do things the hard way, but I read too many books that said triggers on data warehouses were bad when dealing with...

Peter Schott (4/12/2016)

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I actually didn't have a problem with recruiters the last time around when I was looking for a job, but I was pretty specific about what I wanted...

All my projects prior to working with data exclusively have been delayed. This is mainly because they were projects that took anywhere between 3 to 5 years to launch with...

ffitzpatrick47 (4/13/2016)

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I think you got it. I need to relate a dimension to a fact table by replacing a foreign key with a corresponding surrogate key scd2. You mentioned a...

Could just be the fact they lacked any real coordination or vision, not that they are all working on the same problem. You didn't, that's why you solved your problem...

Jeff Moden (4/9/2016)

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xsevensinzx (4/9/2016)

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jay81 (3/31/2016)

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Use Backup file Striping with the methods described in the below blog. I could reduce to backup times from few hours to with in an hour...

Thanks...

Here is a basic example of how easy it is to use Python to look at tweet feed.

This link walks you through Python, the Twitter API and even how to...

This is how I tackle this problem.

Just to give some context. I work in the digital marketing industry. Most of our data consumption is via data feeds such as API's...

I just learn through cravings. This past week, I wanted to refresh on C++ and the C11 standard. I picked up a book, jumped on Ubuntu and started coding. Now...

I recently switched to something I didn't like at first, but seems to work well for my SSIS packages.

DATABASE.DATASOURCE.ACTION.DATANAME

method running for my SSIS jobs. So you end up with.

DW.GA.Importing.Sales

as...

Nope.

I'm from the south and we have a huge family here. Moving away would kill my wife and her family from seeing their grandchildren. It would also likely depress my...

All comes down to passion really.

As a younger guy, I'm starting to lose count in how many people fail to know...

I'm a young guy who works in data. I walk into SQL Server specific meetups and talks and feel like there is little to no young professionals in the room...