My first SQL 2016 bug
A little while back SQL Server 2016 CTP2 was announced and I have spent some time playing with it (read: spent...
2015-06-29
1,463 reads
Koen Verbeeck
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SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.1 has been released
Microsoft is all about rapid release cycles nowadays. We already experienced this with Power BI, where monthly new features and...
2015-06-29
1,220 reads
Demystifying Power BI – slidedeck
ITPROceed has come to an end and what a great event it was. Kudos to the organizers and all the...
2015-06-16
649 reads
SQL 2016 Preview has been released!
For those who haven’t noticed already:
SQL Server 2016 CTP2 (or Preview as some call it) has just been released!
This means...
2015-06-01 (first published: 2015-05-28)
3,272 reads
Speaking at ITPROceed 2015
This year I have the opportunity again to speak at ITPROceed, the biggest (Microsoft-related) conference in Belgium for the IT...
2015-05-27
430 reads
Overview of Published Articles – 2015Q1
Here is an overview of the articles I published in the first quarter of 2015.
INTENSE SCHOOL
MCSE Prep: Overview of T-SQL Windowing...
2015-04-22
536 reads
Overview of the data visualization books by Stephen Few
I recently finished the book Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis by Stephen Few of Perceptual...
2015-04-17 (first published: 2015-04-07)
7,373 reads
The shaky bug in SSIS
You may or may not have noticed it after installing SQL Server 2012: the designer interface in Visual Studio 2010/2012...
2015-03-24
743 reads
Solving a slow running query issue with UNION
That’s right! I will solve a performance issue by adding a UNION into the query. Interested? Read on!
I recently encountered...
2015-03-09 (first published: 2015-02-25)
8,812 reads
Small presenter tip: changing display mode automatically after presenter view
This morning Adam Machanic (blog | twitter) asked the following question on Twitter:
Anyone know if it's possible to configure PowerPoint 2013...
2015-03-04
683 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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