What advice would you give to someone new to Power BI? What are common Power BI mistakes to avoid? In this article, we will discuss several Power BI mistakes to avoid to help you navigate this powerful tool effectively.
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With the popular data transformation tool dbt (data build tool), we have a bunch of interesting features at our disposal to write SQL more efficiently. One of those features is macros, which we’ll introduce in this article
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Learn how you can use Power BI to forecase the future trends of data.
2025-05-26 (first published: 2023-02-27)
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What are some of the most common mistakes when working with Power BI? For example, when a junior colleague starts on a Power BI project for the first time, what are the pitfalls you try to warn them about? What advice would you give them?
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This article examines how tempdb is affected by recursive queries, using a few different methods.
2025-05-23
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In this article, you’ll learn about the many options for using a GitHub-hosted runner, including Docker.
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The STRING_AGG function concatenates strings separated by a specified separator. This was introduced with SQL Server 2017.
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Learn a few tips and tricks to make your work with SSMS much more efficient and helpful.
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In Part 2, we shift our focus to securing containerized deployments and cloud infrastructure. We will cover Kubernetes security hardening, real-time monitoring, infrastructure as code (IaC) security, and shifting security left to catch misconfigurations early. These strategies will help your team secure workloads in production and respond to potential threats before they lead to a security breach.
2025-05-19
Learn how to safely remove a SQL Server .ndf data file without any downtime using DBCC SHRINKFILE (EMPTYFILE). This hands-on tutorial walks through real-world Azure-based setup, data redistribution, and storage cleanup — ideal for DBAs managing enterprise SQL Server environments.
2025-05-16
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I’m honored to announce that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the...
By Arun Sirpal
Until now, a CRITICAL finding did the right internal routing, but the last mile...
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This is actually inspired by an article SQL Server Central, which taught me something...
I installed a new SQL server 2025 Enterprise developer edition for our development environment....
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