KPIs in SSRS 2016
Key performance indicators, or KPIs, are at-a-glance metrics for simple insight into the business. These are each designed to provide...
2016-12-30 (first published: 2016-12-22)
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Blog Posts
Off topic: The two cycle engine and your career path
I’ve been in technology for twenty years now. I’ve seen hundreds of environments, nearly 300 while employed at Microsoft alone.
One...
2016-12-30
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Performance-Oriented SQL Server Development – The Scripts
Last Thursday, I delivered my seminar, Performance-Oriented SQL Server Development at the Expert Days conference in Israel.
It was a great experience,...
2016-12-30
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Easily Move Databases with Copy-SqlDatabase
One of the things that people have asked to be implemented for many years is an easy way to copy...
2016-12-29 (first published: 2016-12-09)
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How we can determine table column dependencies within a SQL database?
I came a situation during some analysis where i had to figure out all dependency of a column across database....
2016-12-29
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Looking Back At 2016
When this blog started back in 2011 I had no idea that it would continue to grow to where it...
2016-12-29
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Analysis Services and Power BI: Time-travel, Space-warping and Teleportation
As I visit businesses, consulting clients and training classes, to teach data reporting and analytics; there is a recurring conversation. ...
2016-12-28 (first published: 2016-12-10)
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Columnstore Indexes – part 93 (“Batch Mode Adaptive Memory Grant Feedback”)
Continuation from the previous 92 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Given that currently the Batch Execution Mode...
2016-12-28
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DBA Resolutions
It’s said that “promises are made to be broken”. Surely database administrators don’t fall in that category? It’s that time...
2016-12-28
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ETL Error Handling
In designing a proper ETL architecture, there are two key questions that must be answered. The first is, “What should...
2016-12-28
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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