Phantom SSIS Changes
That SSIS change just won’t stick! There is a new business requirement, so now you have to change an existing...
2016-07-05
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Blog Posts
Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 05 – KPI Indicator)
In this module you will learn how to use the KPI Indicator (This is kind of like saying “ATM Machine”...
2016-07-05 (first published: 2016-06-28)
2,670 reads
Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 06 – Histogram)
In this module you will learn how to use the Histogram, a Power BI Custom Visual. A Histogram is a...
2016-07-05
1,618 reads
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 5
It’s time for week 5 of giving out some copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server. So far, I’ve sent...
2016-07-05
675 reads
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 5
It’s time for week 5 of giving out some copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server. So far, I’ve sent out four copies of the book based on comments from...
2016-07-05
6 reads
Tuesday Morning SQL Break – July 5, 2016
Yesterday was a holiday here in the United States, so I’m starting the week on Tuesday. For those in the...
2016-07-05
804 reads
Are my SQL logins weak?
Security is a vital component of data security. In today’s day and age it is imperative to think about security....
2016-07-04 (first published: 2016-06-24)
1,612 reads
I am a Microsoft Data platform MVP
I am so excited and happy to be chosen to receive the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award. This is my...
2016-07-04
479 reads
Influence Skills
I wrote in my earlier post today that I was producing 294 Influence Skills: Getting results without direct authority. I...
2016-07-04
440 reads
July Already...
Amazingly its July already, the year is flying by. With a very busy July and August lined up and a...
2016-07-04
402 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers