Azure SQL Performance Tuning: Mastering Indexes, Partitioning, and Clustered Columnstore
Learn a few ways to improve performance in your Azure SQL Databases through better indexing, partitioning, and columnstore index consideration.
Shorten the Debate
Steve talks about the process of decision making with idea for shortening the time taken.
Techniques to query Azure SQL’s new JSON Datatype
The new JSON field type and new functions in Azure SQL brings a new world of possibilities for JSON manipulation in SQL Databases. These features are slated to be a part of SQL Server 2025 as well. Let’s analyze some practical uses of these features
Level 1 of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics - Create a Synapse Workspace
In this first level of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics, we learn how to set up a new workspace and add data files.
Level 2 of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics: Analyze Data in Storage Account using the Serverless SQL pool
In this second level of the Stairway to Synapse, we learn how to create external tables and query data that is stored in our data storage using the serverless pool.
Level 3 of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics: Analyze Data Using a Spark Pool
Introduction In Level 1 of this series, I discussed Synapse Analytics basics and the steps for creation of the Synapse Workspace. In Level 2, data analysis was done on Data Lake files using Serverless SQL Pool. In Level 3, I will analyze data from the files uploaded in Data Lake container using a Spark Pool. I will […]
Level 4 of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics: Create and Use a Delta Lake
Introduction In Level 1 of this series, I discussed Synapse Analytics basics and the steps for creating the Synapse Workspace. In Level 2, we analyzed Data Lake files using the Serverless SQL Pool. In Level 3, we analyzed Data Lake files using the Spark Pool. In Levels 4 and level 5, I will discuss the Delta […]
Level 5 of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics: create and use Delta Lake - Part 2
This next article in the Stairway to Synapse looks at Delta tables and processing streaming data.
Level 6 of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics: Dedicated SQL Pool
This next level of the Stairway to Synapse Analysis Services looks at the Dedicated SQL Pool.
Reflecting on the Mythical Man Month
Steve looks back at the Mythical Man Month, a book every software engineer and manager should read.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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