Installing R packages in SQL Server 2017 is a breeze with the stored procedure sp_execute_external_script. But so far, it is limited to installing one package at a time. If you have an R Package with dependencies, you have to install those in a…

With the rising demand for cloud computing and wide adaptation of cloud-based analytics platforms such as Data Lake Analytics and the likes, the…

My Favorite SQL Prompt Features

SQL Prompt from Redgate Software is one of the tools that I cannot live without. Well, that’s probably…

It has been a busy year so far. Last March, I did a review, as a Technical Reviewer, for a SQL 2017 Machine Learning book. In the summer, the whole family went to the Philippines for a 3-week vacation. Between the Machine Learning book and the vacation, I was…