Introduction In Level 1 of this series, I discussed Synapse Analytics basics and the steps for creating the Synapse Workspace. In Level 2, we analyzed Data Lake files using the Serverless SQL Pool. In Level 3, we analyzed Data Lake files using the Spark Pool. In Levels 4 and level 5, I will discuss the Delta […]
2024-12-18
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Snowflake has its own CLI tool: SnowSQL. In this level of the Stairway Series learn how to work with this dialect in Snowflake and Visual Studio Code.
2024-11-20
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This next level of the Stairway to Snowflake looks at the Snowsight UI and what you can accomplish with it.
2024-11-12 (first published: 2024-10-23)
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In the next level of the Stairway to Database Containers, let's learn to use a compose file to specify a number of options for our container.
2024-08-28
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In this second level of the Stairway to Synapse, we learn how to create external tables and query data that is stored in our data storage using the serverless pool.
2024-10-24 (first published: 2024-08-14)
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This next level of the Stairway to TDE shows how to upgrade your EKM cryptographic provider.
2024-07-17
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In this first level of the Stairway to Synapse Analytics, we learn how to set up a new workspace and add data files.
2024-10-24 (first published: 2024-07-03)
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Business Intelligence Architect, “Analysis Services Maestro, and author Bill Pearson introduces two somewhat similar DAX Time Intelligence functions related to “parallel” Date periods: PARALLELPERIOD() and SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(). He discusses the syntax, uses and operation of each function, and then provides hands-on exposure to it in Power BI.
2024-01-24
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In this level you will learn about the SQLServer PowerShell module that ships with modern versions of SSMS.
2024-01-20 (first published: 2024-01-17)
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In the fourth level of this series, we will examine how you can use the scripting classes to create the code to manage your SQL Server instances and databases.
2024-01-20 (first published: 2023-12-13)
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By Steve Jones
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