A New Word: Funkenzwangsborstellung
funkenzwangsborstellung – n. the primal trance of watching a campfire in the dark. I am not a big camper, but 3-4 times a year we usually go out with...
2023-10-27
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Blog Posts
Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 5
Last week, in the post Common Mistakes in SQL Server - Part 4 I explained about the Auto Growth configuration in SQL Server and how it can adversely impact....
2023-10-27 (first published: 2023-10-16)
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Creating a SQL Clone Image from a SQL Clone Database
A customer asked if a new image could be created from a database that was itself a SQL Clone. It can, and I’ll show that in this post. This...
2023-10-27 (first published: 2023-10-16)
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Suppressing the FOMO
I saw a post recently on Twitter/X/whatever we call it. It was for a DevOps in a Day from Redgate taking place in Jacksonville. I’ve been a part of...
2023-10-27
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Handling physical deletes from the source and continue populating your analytical data store
(2023-Oct-15) When something important disappears, it's natural to start asking questions and looking for answers, especially when that missing piece has had a significant impact on your life.Similarly, when data...
2023-10-25 (first published: 2023-10-16)
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The Evolution of Database Administration: From Administration to Database Reliability Engineering
In the fast-paced world of IT, where trends like DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) dominate the landscape, the concepts of Reliability and Observability have seamlessly woven themselves into...
2023-10-25 (first published: 2023-10-10)
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T-SQL Tuesday #167 – Encryption and Data Protection
I missed September since I was gone half the month in Europe and busy with a roadshow. And, I missed October, since I was busy this month and lost...
2023-10-25
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Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 4
Last week we have discussed how Null Values can cause a trouble in Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 3. This week I would like to draw your...
2023-10-23 (first published: 2023-10-09)
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Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 6
In SQL Server, there are various scenarios in which you may want to consider recompiling a query or a stored procedure to ensure optimal query performance. Recompilation generates a...
2023-10-23
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Speaking at #DataWeekender 6.5
Super excited to share that I have been selected to speak at Data Weekender 6.5 on Saturday, November 4, 2023. I will be presenting my session, Can Microsoft Purview...
2023-10-23
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Blogs
Spark Connect Dotnet November 2024 Where are we?
By Ed Elliott
All Spark Connect Posts Introduction There have been quite a few changes in the last...
A New Word: Ochisia
By Steve Jones
ochisia – n. the fear that the role you once occupied in someone’s life...
Create a Numbers Table in Power Query
This is a quick blog post, mainly so I have the code available if...
Forums
Writer methods in PowerQuery (LOL)
I'm using PowerQuery in Excel on my desktop. (Yeah, I know you can do...
Need help with GROUP BY...
Here's my data... I am trying to return total days in status for each...
Need help with GROUP BY...
Here's my data... I am trying to return total days in status for each...
Question of the Day
The Density Vector
When building statistics, there is the concept of density that refers to the duplicates in a table. How is this calculated?
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