Deadlock on ALTER DATABASE
I had an interesting problem recently. A database was stuck in single user mode. How exactly was it stuck you...
2017-02-16
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Blog Posts
Dynamically Changing Shapes in Power BI – Alternatives
NOTE: the DAX presented in this blog post is written in my locale (nl-BE). This means that semicolons are used...
2017-02-16 (first published: 2017-02-08)
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Getting Started with PowerBI: Building Graphs (Part 3)
This is part 3 of the Getting Started with Power BI series. Power BI is a powerful reporting and dashboarding...
2017-02-16
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Resolution of Database Consistency Error in SQL Server
There are so many facilities and amenities in SQL Server along with built-in methods, which assist users in some bad...
2017-02-16
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True story: Encryption in progress stuck
Working with a couple of databases that needed TDE I noticed when I enabled one of them that it was...
2017-02-16
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Updates to the Power BI course
Recently I published an open-source course/workshop to learn Power BI Desktop. Fellow MVP Dan English (blog | twitter) gave me the...
2017-02-16
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Azure Advisor Recommendations
Logging into the Azure portal is a daily task of mine and my eyes light up when I see features...
2017-02-15
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Columnstore Indexes – part 98 (“Null Expressions & String Aggregates”)
Continuation from the previous 97 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Continuing with the spirit of the previous...
2017-02-15
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DBA 101: What you may be missing with “Missing indexes”
If you’ve read my blog, I’m sure by now you know that I have no love for GUI tools. I...
2017-02-15 (first published: 2017-02-08)
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 37 – Gap Analysis)
In this module you will learn how to use the Gap Analysis Power BI Custom Visual. The Gap Analysis visual...
2017-02-15 (first published: 2017-02-08)
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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