As the enterprise embraces big data, management assumes that staff sizes will decrease. What should be done with those unneeded technologists? One answer: convert them into technology consultants that collaborate and coordinate with the lines of business. In other words, give them customer-facing roles.
SQL Saturday is coming to San Diego on September 20, 2014. This event has a great speaker line-up which includes Itzik Ben-Gan, Grant Fritchey, and many others. Register while space is available.
An SSIS package that can generate an XML file for each record in an XML column in a SQL Server Database using the Source Script Component in a Data Flow Task.
One of the things that can make a big difference in how well your software performs is testing.
What is the impact of flash storage on databases? There are quite a few, but this week Steve Jones asks if SQL Server should do more to take advantage of them.
As well as standardizing and documenting, the enterprise DBA needs to centralize the management of systems. Joshua Feierman explains.
Do you understand the value of your time? I mean really understand it. Time is your absolute number one most valuable asset. Once it's gone, that's it, gone forever.
Management of Azure SQL Databases has been greatly simplified by the introduction of the Azure PowerShell module. Marcin Policht describes the principles of dealing with the Azure PowerShell module’s REST APIs directly.
SQL Saturday is coming to Dublin on September 20, 2014. Come for a free day of SQL Server training and networking. This year's conference features a mix of levels, topics, and speakers like Buck Woody (Big Data), Jen Stirrup (PowerBI), Denny Cherry (Storage), Red Gate's Tom Austin (Continuous integration), and more. Register while space is available.
In this chapter we will explain how to work with Data Mining models and the Integration Services. Specifically, we will talk about the Data Mining Query Task in SSIS.
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