Chris Bowden

sql and primes, mostly

Config: Configuration

This release cycle is in full tilt and I’m busy working on tightening up some of the superfluous aspects of our code promotion processes. We’ve settled in on building the configuration scheme around SSIS’ indirect XML configuration file, which we expose to SSIS via an environment variable. The environment variable simply passes the dtsConfig location…
Transition Complete, More Kimball, Telework, and R

As 2013 comes to a close, trying to succinctly wrangle the dense whirlwind of the past 300+ days is almost impossible. Most recently I’ve discovered a possible career angle to pursue – Operations Research. In that pursuit, I ran through a really great R tutorial sponsored by O’Reilly: Try R. R allows manipulation of files like…

Config: Configuration