Stairway to U-SQL Level 19: Azure Data Lake Metadata with PowerShell
Need to inspect your Data Lake objects and files? Want to automate the process? Find out how with PowerShell.
Questions About Data Breaches that You Were Too Shy to Ask
News reports about data breaches are common occurrences. Even the companies that exist to keep our data safe are not immune. William Brewer answers the question about data breaches that you may be too shy to ask.
Predictions for the Future
Steve Jones looks forward with a few predictions for how the world might change for SQL Server professionals.
The Many Levels Of Concurrency
When designing for high concurrency, most people look to the hardware for answers. And while it’s true that it plays an important role, there’s a heck of a lot more to it.
Decouple the Tools
The decoupling of some tools from SQL Server seems to be working. Perhaps Microsoft should decouple them all.
Query to Excel Stored Procedure
Transform your query result into an Excel file using this technique.
Quality-Driven Software Development
While software is among the most widely used products in human history, it also has one of the highest failure rates due to poor quality. In this article, Cynthia Dzikiti explains how quality should be part of all aspects of the software lifecycle.
Scripting Environments in SSIS
Demo and script on how to script out SSIS Environments and their associated variables
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Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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