Power BI Hands-On Workshop at PASS Global Summit
Please join me at the PASS Global Summit in Seattle for a half-day, 3-hour hands-on Power BI mini workshop. Bring...
2015-07-02
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Animated Graphics Depict The Fallen of World War II
In an amazing application of visualization techniques, this production is a depiction of the casualties and affects of war. Starting...
2015-06-07
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Animated Graphics Depict The Fallen of World War II
In an amazing application of visualization techniques, this production is a depiction of the casualties and affects of war. Starting...
2015-06-07
203 reads
Maintaining Parallel Power Pivot and SSAS Tabular Models–Tales from the Trenches
This post is really a collection of field notes and some lessons learned from recent project experience. I’ve done plenty...
2015-05-27
487 reads
Maintaining Parallel Power Pivot and SSAS Tabular Models–Tales from the Trenches
This post is really a collection of field notes and some lessons learned from recent project experience. I’ve done plenty...
2015-05-27
279 reads
New Articles About Datazen, Microsoft’s Mobile Dashboard Platform
I’m pleased to share the first two articles in a series for SQL Server Pro Magazine. Here’s a short excerpt...
2015-05-26
435 reads
New Articles About Datazen, Microsoft’s Mobile Dashboard Platform
I’m pleased to share the first two articles in a series for SQL Server Pro Magazine. Here’s a short excerpt...
2015-05-26
227 reads
Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free
Last month Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise...
2015-05-05
840 reads
Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free
Last month Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise...
2015-05-05
219 reads
DataZen Dashboards Update
I’ve spend a good three days on and off working with the new “Microsoft” DataZen dashboard tool and I think...
2015-04-29
1,405 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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