Transformation Pattern with SQL, XML and CROSS APPLY
You don’t have to live with the repeated pain of transforming xml to rowset values when you need data from xml data stores. You also don’t need to transform and copy the data to relational database...
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In late 2007, two insurance industry collegues brought me into a problem they were having with an SSRS report which listed properties. They wanted to show a count of properties as well as note...
View ArticleGet that Free Profile Data Into Your Database
so you can report off of it. Note: I actually profile my Databases completely different than what is presented here, but this information might be useful to someone else. If you have Microsoft SSIS,...
View ArticleMy notes for Standing up a Data Management Program
I started out considering MDM, but then… I truly believe that the process is going to be the big differentiator in the Data Management space in IT. The technology will just aid the process. Actually,...
View ArticleSix Sigma’s new home in IT
In fact there is not a more suitable collection of problems than those found in IT. I’ll mention two and walk through the second – Data Quality. Use Six Sigma to squash bugs. Those are the pesky...
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