dataMinds Saturday 2024 – Session Materials
It was great being at dataMinds Saturday 2024 this past weekend. A great crowd of data enthusiasts was present to learn from a bunch of local speakers (both old...
2024-04-29
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Koen Verbeeck
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- Website: https://sqlkover.com/
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Book Review – Deciphering Data Architectures
I recently purchased and read the book Deciphering Data Architectures – Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh by James Serra. James –...
2024-04-24 (first published: 2024-04-08)
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Fabulous Stuff in Fabric – Part 5: Folders in Workspaces
A while ago I had a little blog post series about cool stuff in Snowflake. I’m doing a similar series now, but this time for Microsoft Fabric. I’m not going...
2024-03-31
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Speaking at dataMinds Saturday & Techorama 2024
I have the pleasure to announce I’ll be presenting at two conferences this spring. The first one is at dataMinds Saturday 2024 (back in-person!): Yes, it’s a long abstract...
2024-03-29 (first published: 2024-03-20)
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Change Notebook Spark Session Time-Out in Microsoft Fabric
You might know the feeling: you’re writing code in a Notebook in Microsoft Fabric and suddenly you have to leave your workstation for a while. Someone ran the doorbell...
2024-03-25 (first published: 2024-03-16)
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How to Optimize Power BI Semantic Model Performance with Vertipaq Analyzer
Learn how to optimize the size of your Power BI semantic models with the free Vertipaq Analyzer tool. Extra tips & tricks included.
2024-03-22
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How to Retrieve all the Spark Session Configuration Variables in Microsoft Fabric
I was trying some stuff out in a notebook on top of a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse. I was wondering what some of the default values are of the configuration...
2024-03-20 (first published: 2024-03-13)
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#TSQL2sday 171 – Describe the Most Recent Issue You Closed
It’s #TSQL2sday time! This month’s invitation has been sent out by Brent Ozar and he asks us to describe the most recent issue – or the last ticket –...
2024-02-23 (first published: 2024-02-13)
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Fabulous Stuff in Fabric – Part 4: The Office365 Outlook Activity
A while ago I had a little blog post series about cool stuff in Snowflake. I’m doing a similar series now, but this time for Microsoft Fabric. I’m not going...
2024-02-14 (first published: 2024-02-12)
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Azure Function App doesn’t retrieve most recent secret value from Azure Key Vault
Quite a long title for quite an annoying issue. Let me explain the set-up first: I have pipelines running in Azure Data Factory and I want to send e-mails...
2024-02-03 (first published: 2024-02-02)
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Blogs
Focus on Core Skills
By Brian Kelley
Core skills depends on the position, but the point is that ensuring you have...
A New Word: Zverism
By Steve Jones
zverism – n. the wish that people could suspend their civility and indulge in...
SQL Server Source Control on a $0 Budget
By Kevin3NF
The Source Control Dilemma Every DBA has been there. Trying to keep track of...
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