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Michael Rys

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Exploring Big Data and Data Lakes with U-SQL

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76 from 8 Jun 2004 to 5 Oct 2017
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2017 3

  1. Some highlights of the Summer 2017 refreshes for Azure Data Lake Analytics and U-SQL: GZip on OUTPUT, Catalog Views, DiagnosticStream in .NET user code, Major updates to Cognitive Libraries, Tool support to create your EXTRACT statement
  2. Some highlights of the March and April 2017 U-SQL refreshs: PIVOT/UNPIVOT, Sharing across ADLA accounts, U-SQL Packages, fast file sets, new default numbers of HASH DISTRIBUTION buckets, easier C# integration with CROSS APPLY
  3. February Azure Data Lake Refresh will complete deprecation for old "PARTITION BY BUCKET" and credential DDL syntax in U-SQL

2016 4

  1. How to deal with files containing rows with different column counts in U-SQL: Introducing a Flexible Schema Extractor
  2. Some highlights of the August 1st U-SQL refresh: Skipping header rows, Database Level ACLs, improved Extractor framework
  3. How do I combine overlapping ranges using U-SQL? Introducing U-SQL Reducer UDOs
  4. I am back on my MSDN blog talking about Big Data, Azure Data Lake and U-SQL

2007 2

  1. Update on SQL PASS 2007 Presentations
  2. SQL Server 2008 June CTP has been annouced at TechEd 2007

2005 49

  1. What do you want to see regarding XML support in the next version of SQL Server?
  2. Watch out Europe - Here I come...
  3. SQL Server 2005, MySpace.com and Quiznos: What do they have in common?
  4. International SQL Server Survey: Win a portable music player!
  5. XQuery 1.0 and XSLT 2.0 are now in Candidate Recommendation
  6. PDC 2005 Videos and Slides and demos are now online
  7. The light at the end of the tunnel is bright sunshine!
  8. Welcome Jinghao Liu to the Blogosphere
  9. First Wars, then Tsunamis, Famines and Hurricanes, and now Earthquakes
  10. XML related changes to the September CTP
  11. Changes to the default encoding handling of XML when passing XML from the client to the server.
  12. Why are you searching for "sp_xml_preparedocument Failed load msxmlsql"?
  13. Presentations at SQLPASS 2005 (Grapevine, Tx)
  14. The innards of our XQuery implementation
  15. The PDC F5 Network Interview is now online
  16. New XQuery and XSLT Working Drafts: We are making progress!
  17. Something for my German speaking audience: Mein Interview mit Martin Szugat
  18. News from the PDC 2005: XQuery, LINQ and friends, SQL Server 2005 September CTP
  19. PDC 2005 XQuery Deep Dive talk outline
  20. "An invalid character was found" errors when upgrading sp_xml_preparedocument from SQL Server 2000 SP3 to SP4 or SQL Server 2005
  21. Hurricane Katrina: How to help
  22. Channel 9 and Ken North Videos
  23. Get your scuba gear for PDC 05 and get ready to dive into XQuery
  24. Interviewed by Tim Anderson
  25. XQuery1.0/XPath 2.0 needs your help!
  26. The SQL Server XML weblogs are blooming and other "news"
  27. Now is the time to provide feedback on XSLT/XPath/XQuery in .Net!
  28. June CTP of SQL Server 2005 has been released: What's noteworthy in the XML area
  29. TechEd 2005 Tidbits
  30. Recursion and FOR XML
  31. SQL Server 2000 SP4 RTM released
  32. Do XML Schema collections enable data tampering?
  33. More speaking events: TechEd Europe and SQLPASS 2005
  34. Material for my MSDN WebCast "Making the Most of XQuery with SQL Server 2005"
  35. Wireside chats
  36. Do you see "Failed to load Msxmlsql.dll" when using the April CTP with OpenXML?
  37. On "native" XML support in databases
  38. How to use base64 encoding in SQL Server 2005
  39. The new WITH XMLNAMESPACES clause
  40. April CTP has been released: What are the changes in the XML area
  41. XQuery 1.0, XPath 2.0, and XSLT 2.0 are in REALLY Last Call
  42. Material for my MSDN WebCast "Managing XML Data on the Database with SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005"
  43. Using the XQuery methods in CHECK constraints
  44. Some upcoming events on XML, SQL Server and databases where I will be speaking
  45. How to check for the XML document constraint
  46. StylusStudio interviews me
  47. Official statement on cutting XQuery from the .Net Framework is now on MSDN
  48. New XML Whitepaper: A roadmap on database and CLR XML functionality
  49. SQL Server 2000 SP4 and Reporting Services SP2 beta accepts self nominations

2004 18

  1. Commenting some XQuery discussions on XML-DEV
  2. Some Tsunami/Quake Disaster Relief.
  3. XML Support in SQL Server 2005 has no dependency on http.sys
  4. The top three reasons why...
  5. SQL Server 2005 CTP XML functionality enhancement (also known as the SQL Server XML Christmas presents)
  6. The Microsoft XML Team resurfaces in the blogosphere
  7. Does IBM really move the database goalposts?
  8. Upcoming Presentations
  9. SQL Server Express: An advanced glimpse at SQL Server 2005 or more?
  10. Posts related to XQuery and its Type System
  11. "What's new for FOR XML in SQL Server 2005" is now live on the MSDN XML DevCenter
  12. Watching the Press
  13. Posts on FOR XML
  14. Posts on SQL Server 2000's XML support
  15. Posts on XML Schema
  16. Posts on XML: Values, Uses and Future
  17. My TechEd 2004 Presentations
  18. Welcome to my work related blog site