Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 111 – Horizontal Bar Chart)
In this module you will learn how to use the Horizontal Bar Chart. The Horizontal Bar Chart is similar to...
2018-07-24 (first published: 2018-07-17)
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Blog Posts
Speaking at SQLSaturday Sacramento – 757!
Speaking at SQLSaturday Sacramento!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Sacramento on July 28th 2018! And wow, 757 SQL Saturdays! This one won’t let you...
2018-07-24
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Sacramento – 757!
Speaking at SQLSaturday Sacramento!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Sacramento on July 28th 2018! And wow,...
2018-07-24
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SQL Server data flow into Excel template with Power Query function-based parameter
(2018-July-15) Your case is to create an Excel template with data extracted from a backend SQL Server database; it takes a...
2018-07-24 (first published: 2018-07-15)
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VMworld 2018 SQL Server Sessions
I hope to see you all at this year’s VMworld 2018 USA conference where I’m lucky enough to have been...
2018-07-24
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10 SQL Saturdays – and a personal parting of ways
I’ve written many posts on SQL Saturdays , especially the one at Louisville. This one is a bit different. This is...
2018-07-23
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Book Review – Factfulness by Hans Rosling
I recently bought the book Factfulness – Ten Reasons we’re wrong about the world – And why things are better than you...
2018-07-23 (first published: 2018-07-15)
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Database Fundamentals #18: The SELECT Statement
In my previous Database Fundamentals post, I showed you how to use the Query Designer to build a query. That...
2018-07-23
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Extended events (XE): Create a simple XE
When someone says still uses SQL Profiler.
Image is taken from hereAn ancient, dark place, a source of many legends and...
2018-07-23
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Monitoring Azure SQL Database
There are a number of options to monitor Azure SQL Database. In this post I will briefly cover the built-in...
2018-07-23 (first published: 2018-07-06)
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Blogs
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
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BCP on Linux
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