Could not Register Service Principal Name
Have you ever seen the error below in your SQL Server log shortly after startup? You’ll actually see two of...
2015-12-29 (first published: 2015-12-17)
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Blog Posts
Happy Holidays
It’s the time of the year again: the obligatory “how was the past year” blog post, combined with “what do...
2015-12-29
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Slow Running Query? Where do I Begin?
Maybe you’re new to SQL Server or maybe you’re just expanding into performance tuning a little more. Query tuning can...
2015-12-29
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Slow Running Query? Where do I Begin?
Maybe you’re new to SQL Server or maybe you’re just expanding into performance tuning a little more. Query tuning can...
2015-12-29
1,819 reads
Tabular Models, Multiple Data Sources and Unknown Members
Self-service data modeling tools like Power BI Desktop, Power Pivot and SSAS Tabular promote the advantage of using data from...
2015-12-29
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Thanks Paul!
What I’ve noticed this year is that there’s really not another group of people like the SQL Community. Earlier this...
2015-12-29
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Thanks Paul!
What I’ve noticed this year is that there’s really not another group of people like the SQL Community. Earlier this year Paul Randal ( b | t ), in...
2015-12-29
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Using a Variable to Populate the Query in a Lookup in SSIS
I encountered a situation on my last SSIS project in which I needed to be able to populate the query in lookup...
2015-12-29
846 reads
Why use a data lake?
Previously I covered what a data lake is (including the Azure Data Lake and enhancements), and now I wanted to touch...
2015-12-29
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Indexing Strategy
What do I care about when I’m playing with indexes? That’s easy. I want as few indexes as possible efficiently referenced...
2015-12-28 (first published: 2015-12-16)
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Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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Checking the Error Log II
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