The buzz around Microsoft Fabric has been growing steadily since its announcement. This game-changing platform unifies several critical Azure services, including Data Factory, Synapse, and Power BI, all under...
2023-09-07
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How to check if powershell is running as administrator with elevated privileges
In case it's not clear from the title, I am referring to...
2023-09-06 (first published: 2023-08-14)
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Problem: My PocketDBA® client called in with a non-responsive SQL Server. Application errors, timeout, alerts firing. SQL Server box is up, and the services are running. Background: This is...
2023-09-06
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Having up to date statistics is vital for getting the best performance out of your queries. Even though SQL Server automatically updates statistics in the background for you, you...
2023-09-06
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This week, I was working with a client who requested I use the Segoe UI font in their Power BI report. The report contained a mix of core visuals...
2023-09-06 (first published: 2023-08-17)
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I ran across an interesting gotcha while trying to run a Flyway command from PowerShell. Specifically, the snapshot command and providing a parameter that is the snapshot.filename parameter. Someone...
2023-09-06
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One of the advantages of being on the Database Docs team at Microsoft is that I get to work with amazing people, which means we can respond quickly to...
2023-09-05
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Lets compare them anyway, just for fun. Both have an engine Both have a monitoring device (Dashboard/Activity Monitor) Both need power (Gas/Electricity) Both need to be told what do...
2023-09-05
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Another option is coming to gain extended support for SQL 2012
If you still have SQL 2012 servers, you are probably aware that support...
2023-09-04 (first published: 2023-08-17)
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Hey there, I’m Mala. I’ve been in the data game for a good 25 years, first as a DBA and then as a Data Engineer, mainly working with Microsoft...
2023-09-04
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By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers