First Teradata-Related Article is Live

My first article has gone live here: Exploring Teradata 13's PERIOD Data Type.

I am very excited to be writing in this new role. A follow-up article should be up within two weeks.

First Teradata-Related Article

I just sent the draft of my first Teradata-related article to the publisher.

It will be published on Teradata Developer Exchange. The title of the article is "Exploring Teradata 13's PERIOD Data Type". It is the first of at least two parts. The second part, on PERIOD functions in 13, should publish fairly closely behind the first.

I am very excited to be writing in my new role. There is so much to learn about data warehousing and business intelligence. I am just scratching at the surface.

Major Changes

Last week, I changed roles and teams here at WebMD. I am now working on the Business Intelligence team as a Data Architect. This is a big switch, but it is at my request. I'll be learning BI principles, Cognos, and Teradata. Lots to learn.

Microsoft Fixing a Bug I Reported

In February of 2009, I reported a bug in SQL Server Management Studio: SSMS 2008 Uncomment Bug using connect.microsoft.com.

This week, I received an e-mail stating "I am happy to say that this issue has been fixed and it will be part of a future release of Sql Server."

It's nice to know that they actually fix things that are reported this way.