What is a data lake?

A “data lake” is a storage repository, usually in Hadoop, that holds a vast amount of raw data in its...

A New Use Case for SQL Prompt – Shrinking Code

I thought this would work, but I wasn’t sure. I saw some code the other day like this:
DECLARE@charASCHAR(1);

SET@char=NULL;

SELECTISNULL(@char, 0);

SELECTCOALESCE(@char, 0);

SET@char='E';

SELECTISNULL(@char,...

Audit who Dropped the Database

In the first article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get dropped and the need to find out who...

Connecting SQLite to SQL Server with PowerShell

This post is part of Ed Leighton-Dick’s SQL New Blogger Challenge. Please follow and support these new (or reborn) bloggers.
I’m working with a number of SQLite databases as extra data...

Documentation: Are You Ready?

Would your coworkers know how to handle your job if you weren’t there?
This question was top-of-mind for me last week...

Error: Unknown Property ismemoryoptimized

If you’re starting the process of moving your databases in Azure SQL Databast to v12, you need to do one...

Exam Prep 70-463: Deploying projects in SSIS 2012

This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...

Excel Tip #24: Removing “Buttons” from Excel Charts

As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...

Get Started and Build Your Own SQL World

“Sir, thank you for taking this meeting. We have this new thing to show you. It will allow you to...

How to Add Users to Roles in SSAS, a.k.a., Where the Heck are the Buttons?

I’ve been responsible for administering Analysis Services (SSAS) on a regular basis for the past 7-8 years via SQL Server...