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The Bridge From NoSQL to SQL Server 2019-12-16 Posted in: Big Data Development JSON SQL Server T-SQL Thoughts on JSON functions and some suggestions for the future. [...Read More]
Documenting SSIS Catalogs 2019-09-29 1 Comments Posted in: Database Administration Development PowerShell SQL Server SSIS A T-SQL solution eluded me. But there are other ways... [...Read More]
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