Attaching an SQL Server database without Transaction Log Files through SQL Server Management Studio.
Introduction In SQL Server, the transaction log file is essential for keeping your database reliable and durable. It tracks every change and transaction, which is crucial for recovering data if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, there are times when …
Connecting Streamlit to Upload Data to Snowflake
Introduction We often see and think of reporting as visualizing the already available data from a database and process it on to a business intelligence tool. In today’s world where data is the unlock to major decisions, reporting can no longer stay one …
Data Warehouse Considerations – SCD Type 2 vs Overwrite Dimension Tables
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The ROI of SQL Prompt
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[Video] Office Hours in Osaka, Japan
Kon’nichiwa! My vacation tour continues in Osaka, Japan, a city famous for its street food, nightlife, and host and hostess clubs. I’m usually the kinda guy who does classy dinners at 5PM and then hits the sack by 9PM at the latest, so you …
How to Explain What We Do
One of my favorite uses for AI is to ask it to explain a concept using wildly unusual points of view. Well, we’re going to be seeing various family members and friends for the holidays, and we’ll get endless questions of, “So, what is …
Why a Self-Join Requires Halloween Protection
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Save the date for PASS Summit 2025!
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Are You Underpaid? Let’s Find Out! My Annual Salary Survey is Open.
Every year, I run a salary survey to help folks have better discussions with their managers about salaries, benefits, and career progression. Take the survey now here. The anonymous survey closes Sunday, January 12th. On Tuesday the 14th, I’ll pu …
When Should You Employ Snowflake Materialized Views?
I’ve used both Snowflake views and materialized views with varying degrees of success. Both have their place and it’s on us to determine when to use them based on what they offer. This guide will help you in understanding how views and materialized vie …
Feed SQL Server logs into SIEM
We sometimes complain that the Security Operations Center (SOC) doesn’t spot cyber-attacks on time, but maybe we’re not giving them critical information they need to do their job. SIEM stands for Security Information and Event Management; it encompasse …
Build a Streaming Data Architecture with Apache Kafka and Zookeeper
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PASS Summit is going on tour in 2025!
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Getting Started with the Data API Builder
Earlier this year I had a PM at Microsoft reach out and ask me what I thought about the Data API Builder. I hadn’t looked at it, so I made a note to check it out. I hadn’t done that by the time SQL Saturday Denver 2024 occurred, where I saw Jerry Nixon …
How to Use Github in SSMS v21
SQL Server Management Studio v21 added native Git support, making it easier to use source control natively inside SSMS. This feature is for developers who are already used to working with Github to manage specific object changes as they work, and who a …