PowerPivot import data from SQL Server
In this tutorial we start creating PowerPivot model in Excel 2013 (very similar in 2010) by importing data from our...
2012-07-22
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SQL CREATE TABLE Statement
We have created a simple tutorial for SQL Create Table that may help some of you to prepare for Microsoft...
2012-07-20
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technorati blog directory 8HBVGY7K4K5E
We found another Blog directory that is willing to accept our RSS feed. And we have been asked to put...
2012-07-20
515 reads
Excel 2013 download and install
Office 2013 Preview is not avialable. I'm particularly interested in Excel 2013 and new self-server BI features so I decided...
2012-07-19
779 reads
Excel 2013 enable PowerPivot addin
In this blog post we cover instructions on how to enable PowerPivot in Excel 2013 (you can follow them in...
2012-07-19
1,158 reads
Excel 2013 Power View set up
In this blog post I will share steps I have taken to set up PowerView using Excel 2013. Hopefully tomorrow...
2012-07-19
982 reads
Scrum what are story points
In this blog post I discuss Scrum (agile development methodology) and method to accurately estimate effort to complete sprint which...
2012-07-18
716 reads
BI Systems Architecture Diagrams
Today I have decided to prepare myself for a meeting with a potential client (tomorrow) and write an article about...
2012-07-16
636 reads
SQL Error 18456
18456 is probably one of the most common errors people come across and in this article we try to cover...
2012-07-13
792 reads
Basic SQL Interview Questions
We decided to add blog post that covers only basic SQL Interview questions and answers. The blog currently provides only...
2012-07-07
1,068 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Dealing with huge heap tables
Recently, our dev teams approach me for advice on improving their huge heap table...
Merge Replication failing with Error converting data type nvarchar to numeric
After upgrading 2 Merge Replicated databases to SQL 2022 and re-establishing the Merge Replication...
Why Your Index Isn't Being Used? - Reading Execution Plans to Find the Real Culprit
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why Your Index Isn't Being...
Question of the Day
Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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