PASS Summit 2015: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass #Summit15)

The last week of October, we’ll be at the PASS Summit in Seattle, WA.  As some of you already know – and as I...

SQL Server – Various methods to generate unique number sequence

Hi all, Friends, most of the time we used ranking function like ROW_NUMBER() when it required to generate unique number...

Table partitioning

What is partitioning.
To start with partition is the feature provided by SQL server in which very large tables are split...

Why I Don't Use the Architect Title

I get nervous when I see the title "architect" in IT job roles.

I've had this title before as an employer's...

Fall Means Election Season

While it’s not officially Fall yet, it is definitely Election Season. Elections for the PASS Board of Directors opens up...

How to Create Scatter Chart in Power BI

There’s a saying that birds of the same feather flock together. When you throw your data on a scatter chart,...

SQL Saturday as an Attendee

Last week I did something that many people have already done. However this was my first experience, and I really...

SQL Server SSIS: ReplaceNull

One of widespread problems in SSIS packages is to replace NULL values with some specific value. Unfortunately, before it was...

SQL Server SSIS: ReplaceNull

One of widespread problems in SSIS packages is to replace NULL values with some specific value. Unfortunately, before it was not a simple task as Integration Services didn’t have...

SQL Server SSIS: ReplaceNull

One of widespread problems in SSIS packages is to replace NULL values with some specific value. Unfortunately, before it was not a simple task as Integration Services didn’t have...