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Bye Bye 2015, Welcome 2016
The beginning of the new year is a great opportunity to summarize the previous year, and to look back at the projects, challenges,...

Madeira Team
Jan 18, 20164 min read


Hadoop Fundamentals – The Presentation
Few days ago (28/12) I delivered a full-day seminar about Hadoop Fundamentals. It was part of the Expert Days 2015 event, which is...

Madeira Team
Dec 30, 20151 min read


How to Compare Tables in SQL Server
One of our customers has recently asked me the following question (I changed just the business case): The Problem “I have a...

Madeira Team
Dec 22, 20157 min read


How to Get the Size of Tables in Vertica
If you need to query the size of tables in Vertica, then you have several ways to do it. I will demonstrate two options. The first is...

Madeira Team
Dec 17, 20151 min read


How to Create and Manage Security Roles in Vertica
If you have many users in Vertica, managing their permissions can be a hassle. If you’d like to grant access privileges on some tables to...

Madeira Team
Dec 15, 20152 min read


My PASS Summit 2015 Recap
A few days ago I returned from PASS Summit 2015 (and a vacation I took afterwards). Here’s my recap: I opened the week with a FreeCon...

Madeira Team
Nov 22, 20153 min read


The Power of Data in the Cloud
Today we had a full-day event in Microsoft about the data offerings and possibilities in the Microsoft cloud platform – Azure. We invited...

Madeira Team
Nov 19, 20153 min read


From PASS Summit to MVP Summit
This was a really great week! So many sessions by great speakers, lots of community events, parties and fun. I met a lot of people, some...

Madeira Team
Oct 31, 20151 min read
My PASS Summit 2015 Presentation
I’m going to present my session about working with parameters in PASS Summit on Thursday at 03:15pm. The title of the session is “How to...

Madeira Team
Oct 29, 20151 min read


PASS Summit 2015 – Here We Go
Yes, it’s this time of the year again, and I’m very excited about it. Once a year, PASS holds the largest and coolest event in the world...

Madeira Team
Oct 28, 20151 min read
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