Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 09 – Chord)
In this module you will learn how to use the Chord Power BI Custom Visual. Chord diagrams show directed relationships...
2016-08-02 (first published: 2016-07-25)
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Blog Posts
Power BI: If you have a Cloud of Words, let them Fly!
[2016-July-31] Last week was my 2nd time participating at the local Toronto Open Data meetup (https://www.meetup.com/opentoronto/). The audience of this meetup...
2016-08-02 (first published: 2016-07-31)
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T-SQL Tuesday #081: Sharpen Something – Reminder
This month I am asking you to not only write a post but to do a little homework - first. In other words, plan to do something, carry out...
2016-08-02
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Azure SQL Database Live Migrations
Unfortunately, with Azure SQL Database you are not able to take an existing SQL Server Backup and restore it on...
2016-08-01 (first published: 2016-07-26)
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Azure SQL IaaS – TempDB Performance on SSD vs Premium Disk
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
When it comes to deploying SQL Server onto an Azure IaaS VM, it is sometimes difficult...
2016-08-01 (first published: 2016-07-26)
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Easily Shred Event Data
Parsing XML is the epitome of salt in a wound for a DBA. Parsing the XML from Extended Events need not be so painful. Read further to discover how...
2016-08-01
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Index-Cheat-Sheet. The complete Index-compatibility Matrix for SQL Server
(DE)
Mit dem Aufkommen der Columnstore Technologie und auch der In-Memory Technologie in SQL Server 2014 sind insgesamt 4 neue...
2016-08-01
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Index-Cheat-Sheet. The complete Index-compatibility Matrix for SQL Server
(DE) Mit dem Aufkommen der Columnstore Technologie und auch der In-Memory Technologie in SQL Server 2014 sind insgesamt 4 neue Indextypen zu den althergebrachten page-basierten hinzugekommen.
Wo es früher nur...
2016-08-01
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Monday Morning SQL Break – August 1, 2016
It’s Monday and time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL). This is a good chance to...
2016-08-01
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Monday Morning SQL Break – August 1, 2016
It’s Monday and time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me...
2016-08-01
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Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers