How to get Power BI RLS to work with external users
Let me start by thanking Adam Saxton aka Guy in a Cube and Hope Foley for helping me with this...
2016-10-06
3,287 reads
Patrick LeBlanc
Happy Birthday Power BI
Well today marks the one year anniversary since the initial release of Power BI. We all have watched this product...
2016-07-24
795 reads
Join me at SQL Saturday 531, Louisville, KY
So, I have the privilege of not only delivering a regular session, Introduction to Power BI Desktop, at SQL Saturday...
2016-07-21
619 reads
Using Power BI to list Enterprise Only SQL Features
Someone recently asked me if there was a list of all the SQL Server “Enterprise Only” features available on the...
2016-07-19
641 reads
What’s wrong with the Power BI KPI Visual?
Over the past couple of weeks I have been asked several times about the KPI Visual that is native to...
2016-07-06
1,988 reads
Higher Education Retention Analytics using Power BI
Partnering with Stetson University, I am happy to share the first of many Power BI Higher Education Analytics solutions. This...
2016-06-06 (first published: 2016-06-01)
2,324 reads
SQL Saturday 486: Richmond, VA Precon
Thursday afternoon I am flying to Richmond, VA to deliver my full day Power BI Beginning to End and attend...
2016-03-14
1,050 reads
Refreshing KPI Data in SSRS 2016
Continuing my blog from last week, Creating KPIs in SQL Reporting Services, I am now going to explain how to...
2016-03-01 (first published: 2016-02-23)
4,120 reads
Creating KPIs in SQL Reporting Services
In this blog I will explain how to create a Key Performance Indicatory (KPI) in SQL Reporting Services 2016. Let’s...
2016-02-22 (first published: 2016-02-17)
6,795 reads
More SQL Saturday Precon News(Real-time Dashboards)!!!!
As you read in my earlier post, I am delivering a couple of precons in Tampa, FL and Richmond, VA. ...
2016-02-19
1,216 reads
Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
Forums
SSRS shared dataset parameters not showing in expression builder
I am creating shared datasets that our executive staff can use for creating reports...
SSRS shared dataset parameters not showing in expression builder
I am creating shared datasets that our executive staff can use for creating reports...
Delta Lake: The Definitive Guide: Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures with Data Lakes
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Delta Lake: The Definitive Guide:...
Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers