Graph databases are made up of nodes, edges (relationships between nodes), and properties. Patterns are identified by searching or “traversing” the graph, and use cases include recommendation engines, social networks, and fraud detection. Microsoft have made Graph Database functionality available…
3 practical tips for Master Data Services 2016 permissions configuration
Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services 2016 (MDS) provides comprehensive permissions configuration functionality, from the functional permissions level right down to column and row level. However there are a few gotchas that if you are aware of up front, will…
Upcoming speaking events
Tues 6th Dec-2016 – SQL User Group – Christmas Lightning Talks Extravaganza – SQL Server and Data Lineage Tues 6th Sept-2016 – Dublin SQL Server User Group, Sandyford, Dublin – What’s new in SQL Server 2016 – MDS Sat 18th June 2016…
Star Wars, Cowbells and Master Data Services 2016
The 2015 SQL Server Ireland User Group Lightning Talks extravaganza took place at Microsoft in Sandyford last Tuesday evening. 10 local speakers lined up to test their speaking skills and share their MS SQL Server knowledge while keeping one eye…
Lightning strikes in Seattle
The last week in October saw the 2015 Professional Association of SQL Server World Summit take place in Seattle. Running over 3 days it covered a plethora of subjects from technical to professional development. Luckily I had landed a summit speaking…
Speaking in Seattle
In March this year I threw my hat in the ring to speak at the Professional Association of SQL Server Summit 2015 in Seattle. Having already decided to attend the Summit and travel from the Emerald Isle to the far…
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.2 syncs MDS
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.2 introduces some interesting enhancements to Master Data Services including a plethora of optimizations such as entity attribute custom indexing, enforcing Dynamic Data Compression on IIS and entity level compression. However for the stand out update…
Upcoming speaking events – Dublin & Seattle
The next two events in the speaking calendar are in Dublin and Seattle. Dublin On Tuesday 8th September 2015 I’ll be speaking at the SQL Server Ireland User Group in Dublin on Master Data Services. There will be three other…
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Ignites Master Data Services
MS SQL Server 2016 promises some key updates for Master Data Services including sharing entities between models, publishing multiple versions of data in the same subscription view, and increased functionality in the Excel add-in. Among other things there is a plethora…
Speaking schedule update – Master Data Services
Thursday 21st May, 6pm – will be speaking at the Belfast PASS chapter at Liberty Information Technology Ltd, 24-26 Adelaide Street, BT2 8GD Belfast, United Kingdom. Title: How far can Master Data Services take your business – Deep Dive Overview: Delivering…