The RGE

I first heard this little acronym from Grant Fritchey (b | t). He used it when talking about backups and restores,...

Automating Azure Resource Management Authentication

I love Azure and I love PowerShell.  They are a perfect marriage. It’s amazing how much automation you can do...

Azure Cortana Intelligence Suite – with Azure Data Catalog

[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I presented at our local Melbourne SQL Server User Group (SSUG) this week on Azure Cortana Intelligence Suite – and the integration with the...

Azure SQL Data Warehouse pricing

The pricing for Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) consists of a compute charge and a storage charge.  For compute, it is...

Comparing databases using SSDT

Another Twitter-born blog post! I love getting new ideas from the community. Real world ideas for solving real world problems!

The...

Comparing databases using SSDT

Another Twitter-born blog post! I love getting new ideas from the community. Real world ideas for solving real world problems!

The...

I’m speaking at Summit!

I’m excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at PASS Summit again this year! I’ll be presenting...

Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 03 – Hexbin Scatterplot)

In this module you will learn how to use the Hexbin Scatterplot Power BI Custom Visual.  The Hexbin Scatterplot is...

Return Max or Min Value of a Group of Columns as a Single Column

Recently, I needed a query to identify tables that developers had create as point-in-time backups of tables that were never...

Selecting Speakers for the Summit

This is a series of posts on the PASS Summit and SQL Saturdays. I’m outlining some thoughts here, sometimes for...