Q: “Is It Possible to Get Software Development Right the First Time?”

A: “Almost.” Q: “Why Almost?” I’m glad you asked. There’s an awesome, albeit somewhat dated, article titled They Write the Right Stuff. The article is about implementing a process to manage software development. In the article, the following metrics are mentioned: 3 Previous Builds: 420,000 lines of code 1 error each 11 Previous Builds: 17 total …
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Fundamentals of Azure Data Factory

This past week I delivered Fundamentals of Azure Data Factory twice. Once for Brent Ozar Unlimited and once for a client – a private training delivery.  The course introduces Azure Data Factory and covers: Azure Data Factory Essentials – including provisioning an ADF instance Azure Data Factory Pipelines – in which introduce pipeline activities and source …
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One Solution to Presentation Categories

I’ve shared suggestions for improving presentation categories: One Solution to Presentation Levels One Solution to Presentation Tracks My chief concern is the scalar nature of the selections (the “Naked Scalar”). As I pointed out in both posts, I’ve been delivering presentations to the SQL Server Community for more than a decade and I’ve never – …
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Honored to Present an SSIS and ADF Precon at Data Platform Summit 2018!

I am honored to announce I have been selected to deliver a full-day precon titled A Day of Intelligent Data Integration with SSIS and ADF at the Data Platform Summit 2018 in Bengarulu, India 7 Aug 2018! This will be my first appearance at the Data Platform Summit and my first visit to India. I …
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Folks Who Influenced Me (#TSql2sday)

It’s been a while since I wrote a TSql2sday post – too long, in fact. But I saw the topic trending on Twitter in the SQL Server Community and knew I needed to add my 2 cents… It’s difficult to list all the people who have inspired me. Many continue to inspire me in small …
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