Another two weeks have passed, and another show is live.

Today on the show:

  • Error handling in SSIS
  • Why Big Data systems use ELT and notĀ ETL
  • What Data ScientistsĀ do
  • What Data Analysts do and why they need to know SQL well
  • Azure Data Factory and Azure Data Catalog
  • Compressing and decompressing data in SQL Server 2016
  • Configuration options for high-end SQL Server systems
  • More SQL Server setup tips

Items mentioned in the show:

  • Guy's SQLBits precon - Big Data Made Simple
  • Jeff Smith - They Just Write SQL Statements
  • Recommended updates and configuration options for SQL Server 2012 and later versions with high-performance workloads
  • Built-in functions for compression/decompression in SQL Server 2016