Monthly Archives: February 2018

Getting Your SET Options

Posted on February 6, 2018 by way0utwest

Have you ever used @@options? I haven’t typically needed this, but there are times that you might wonder what options are set for a session. You can check in SSMS, look for defaults, etc., but there’s an easy way. SELECT … Continue reading →

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Influence the Program

Posted on February 6, 2018 by way0utwest

When I first started going to the PASS Summit, I was enthralled with the speakers, no matter what the topic. Meeting Kalen Delaney at the first Summit was a milestone in my career. In those early years, there weren’t many speakers, … Continue reading →

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Learning Goals–January Review

Posted on February 5, 2018 by way0utwest

In December I participated in T-SQL Tuesday #97 and wrote a post about 2018 goals. I promptly spent two weeks out of the country and then a relaxing holiday season. Actually, holidays extended slightly with a ski trip and a … Continue reading →

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Finding the Right Data

Posted on February 5, 2018 by way0utwest

For a couple years, Big Data was heavily hyped, and Hadoop became incredibly popular. In fact, so popular that Microsoft build HDInsight and Polybase to allow us to take advantage of these technologies and integrate them into our own systems. … Continue reading →

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