One Flyway Migration Script for Diverse Database Systems
How to create a single set of SQL migration scripts for Flyway that we can use across multiple database systems, or for all regional variants of a database.
How To Find A Perfect Match
This article presents a way that finds a perfect match in any bipartite graph or shows why one cannot exist.
Live Your Life
On this holiday in the US, Steve reminds us that living a life we want and enjoy isn't something we should delay for the future.
Plotting in Python for Financial Time Series Data for Exponential Moving Averages
Learn how to plot a financial time series using SQL Server data and Python to reveal the value of exponential moving averages and make decisions about time series values.
Sharing knowledge in communities of practice
Communities of practice bring people together to share ideas and learn from each other about a common interest. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains and gives some advice on starting them.
The Leaves Are Changing, But Why?
I've recently moved house from Massachusetts to Oklahoma. Long story. Anyway, sitting in my new office looking out at the trees, some of the leaves are starting to change. Ah, Fall. Lovely Autumn colors... WAIT! Actually, something else is going on. Only a few trees are changing color. Word is, we've been a little dry […]
Enhancing Client Experiences with Data and Analysis
Data can enhance the experience our client's have with software.
Use SQL Server Integration Services to Add HubSpot Contacts to MailChimp Lists
SSIS stands for SQL Server Integration Services and is a solution for building data integrations and workflow applications that integrate with SQL Server databases. As data integration processes increase in importance, organizations are looking for ways to simplify integration and manage workflows. In this article, we'll walk you through how to design a data flow that adds new HubSpot contacts to a MailChimp list using CData SSIS Components for HubSpot and MailChimp. Connecting to HubSpot and MailChimp The […]
Create, Populate, and Subset a Pandas Dataframe from a CSV File
In this article we demonstrate how to transfer data via a CSV file from a SQL Server database to a Pandas dataframe and then subset the dataframe in Python.
Connect to and Query Salesforce Data in QlikView
This short article shows how to connect to Salesforce data with CData and produce a chart from a query.
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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