SQL Server 2016 SP 1

By David Postlethwaite

SQL Server 2016 SP1 was released in November 2016 only five months after the initial release.

There have been...

Using Out-GridView To Pick Parameters–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Why Use Red Gate’s SQL Multi Script?

Someone once told me at the shop that we have plenty of software utilities laying around that could be very...

Getting My Alias in #SQLPrompt

I got a tweet after my SQL Prompt formatting piece that said a user would be interested in upgrading from...

Joint OPASS/MagicPASS Meeting Tomorrow Night (January 18, 2017)

Grant Fritchey will be presenting Faster Provisioning with SQL Clone and Denny Cherry is presenting Optimizing SQL Server Performance in...

Present Like Nobody's Watching

Last week I presented my session High Performance SSRS at the inaugural GroupBy Conference. It was an incredibly fun experience getting to present a topic I'm excited about as...

Publish Power BI Reports to SSRS On-premise Preview Now Available

This just in from the Reporting Services product team: “Power BI reports in SQL Server Reporting Services: January 2017 Technical...

SQL Saturday 582 Melbourne (11 Feb 2017) and Ignite 2017 (14-17 Feb 2017)

For those not aware there are 2 cool local and national events coming to both Melbourne and Gold Coast… SQL Saturday 582 (Sat 11 Feb 2017).  Melbourne.  For those looking for...

SQL Saturday 582 Melbourne (11 Feb 2017) and Ignite 2017 (14-17 Feb 2017)

For those not aware there are 2 cool local and national events coming to both Melbourne and Gold Coast…
SQL Saturday582 (Sat...

Team Collaboration with Microsoft OneNote – #TAPtips

I was an early adopter of Microsoft’s OneNote and started using it in February of 2004 and have never stopped....