Azure DWH part 23: Data Mining
SQL Server on-premises includes a module to create Data Mining models. We will show how to create them using ASDW.
Is This Data Science?
An analysis of salaries uses statistics to determine significance of the data. Is this data science?
Free eBook: SQL Server Internals: In-Memory OLTP
In this free ebook Kalen Delaney introduces and explains how the 2016 In-Memory OLTP engine works. The Hekaton internals knowledge offered in this book will help you migrate existing tables or databases to Hekaton, and get faster performance from your SQL Server applications than you ever thought possible.
How to Change the File Extension for a Data File
This is a fix to primary data file that is created with a different file extension or accidentally renamed to a different file extension
It's Time to Patch and Upgrade
With bugs in our CPUs, everyone needs to plan on patching or upgrading.
Nasty Fast PERCENT_RANK
Alan Burstein discusses a better performning alternative to PERCENT_RANK that works on SQL Server versions 2005+
Questions about Data Masking That You Were Too Shy to Ask
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be in effect in May of 2018. Data masking is one technique that can help your organization comply with this and other regulations. William Brewer answers those questions about data masking that you were too shy to ask.
Using Better Tools
Some companies don't want to use tools, but that doesn't make sense to Steve Jones.
SQL Server Machine Learning Services – Part 1: Python Basics
Python is a very popular language used for many purposes including machine learning. SQL Server 2017 supports Python with its Machine Learning Services component. Robert Sheldon explains how to get started using Python in SQL Server in the first article of this series.
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Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
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Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
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GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)
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