Bash for ETL pre-processing
People were doing ETL long before ETL packages were invented. Some of those facilities still have worth today
Point-in-time data
Phil Factor explains why data detached from its temporal context often loses all meaning.
Paying Attention to Estimates
Aaron Bertrand follows up on a recent post about DATEFROMPARTS() with a deeper look into the estimates and potential mitigation techniques.
A Visit to Microsoft and SQL Server 2016
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is on vacation. Andy talks about a trip to Microsoft for the SQL Server 2016 launch.
Biml Academy 2 - Importing, Staging, and Loading Data
Next week are 5 more lessons on working iwth Bilm. Each day, Aug 15-19, at 1:00pm EDT.
SQL Server Stored Procedure to Compress Non Partitioned Tables
My SQL Server database has some very big tables that can be compressed. The tables are simple, non-partitioned tables and I want a quick tool to compress them. I
An object lesson about what is really important
A story I heard a long time ago reminds us to choose what is really important.
Executing Multiple Threads to Create a Load
Learn a few techniques for executing multiple sets of queries at once.
SSIS in SSDT: The Basics
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a fast and reliable way of importing and exporting data, but it can be tricky to learn, initially. Rob Sheldon provides a beginner's guide to get you started with using SSIS with Visual Studio and SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT).
Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Forums
cons for a dev machine in a different version of sql from our prod server
hi, im not a dba. For a couple of years our dev sql server...
Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
Hello, I would like to ask whether it is technically possible to redirect a...
Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Calculating Geometric Mean in Power...
Question of the Day
TempDB Facts I
Can I set Accelerated Database Recovery on tempdb?
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