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In Azure SQL Data Warehouse we can use BCP to export or import the data. In this article, we will show how to do it.  Read more...

Brent Ozar, Erik Darling, and Tara Kizer think about what they would change or fix if they had access to SQL Server’s source code.  Read more...

A note of caution on the use of sp_helptext to script out objects.  Read more...

SQLCLR is now considered a robust solution to the few niche requirements that can't be met by the built-in features of SQL Server. Amongst the legitimate reasons for avoiding SQLCLR, there is the fear of getting bogged down in code with special requirements that is difficult to debug. Darko takes a real example, extending the features of sp_send_dbmail, to demonstrate that there need be few terrors in SQLCLR.  Read more...

In this webinar, Microsoft MVP Steve Jones and Redgate’s Arneh Eskandari will show you how Redgate’s Database DevOps solution can work to improve your database development and deployment processes. You'll see a demo of the following Redgate tools - ReadyRoll, DLM Automation and DLM Dashboard - and see how they plug into GIT. There will also be plenty of time to ask Steve and Arneh questions.   Read more...

OPENQUERY arrives with a lot of baggage. Try this alternative technique to inserting stored procedure results into a new table.  Read more...

Excel and Power BI work well together. This allows you to use the two tools together to provide for many types of business workflow and BI practices. You can publish an Excel file to Power BI to share with others, analyse a Power BI dataset in Excel or import either an Excel workbook or Excel data to Power BI. You can gain the workgroup power and business-orientation of Power BI without losing the ease and versatility of Excel. Saurabh shows how.  Read more...

Step-by-step instructions for downloading and installing SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) for SQL Server 2016.  Read more...

Are you purging the old database mail items stored in msdb? In this tip, Greg Larsen shows you how to purge database mail.  Read more...

Redgate are running a survey to better understand trends in adoption of different technologies and platforms. Completing this survey will take just a few minutes, and as a thank you for your time, they will be giving away a $100 Amazon gift card to one randomly selected participant who completes the survey by October 10.  Read more...

In this module you will learn how to use the Heatmap Custom Visual.  The Heatmap is useful for show data...  Read more...

A while back I created the Tabular Model Documenter Power BI model that can connect to your SSAS Tabular or...  Read more...