Database Fundamentals #3: What’s In a Database?
It’s worth noting that a lot of people will never need to create their own database. You may never create...
2017-06-20
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Blog Posts
How to use Python in SQL Server 2017 to obtain advanced data analytics
On the 19th of April 2017, Microsoft held an online conference called Microsoft Data Amp to showcase how Microsoft’s latest...
2017-06-20
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 55 – Enlighten World Flag Slicer)
In this module you will learn how to use the Enlighten World Flag Slicer Custom Visual. The Enlighten World Flag...
2017-06-20 (first published: 2017-06-13)
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 56 – Rotating Tile)
In this module you will learn how to use the Rotating Tile Custom Visual. The Rotating Tile gives you the...
2017-06-20
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Speaking at the Data Platform Summit 2017
I am honored to be speaking at the Data Platform Summit 2017. The event takes place August 17-19, 2017 in...
2017-06-20
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SQL Server 2017 Concatenation With STRING_AGG
One of the new less publicized features in SQL Server 2017 is STRING_AGG. This new feature can take an expression...
2017-06-20
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SQLpassion Online Trainings in July 2017
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2017-06-20
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Where’s the Trend Line in Power BI Desktop?
A quick blog post on finding where the trend line is hiding in Power BI Desktop. Docs will state it...
2017-06-20 (first published: 2017-06-13)
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Adding Identity to an existing column
A friend had an interesting problem today. A really big table (multiple millions of rows) and no primary key. He...
2017-06-19
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dbfs – command line access to SQL Server DMVs
With SQL Server on Linux, Microsoft has recognized that they’re opening up their products to a new set of users. People that aren’t used to Windows and it’s tools....
2017-06-19
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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