Notes on SQLSaturday Admin Tools
Introduction
One of the items I’ve had on my todo list for a while is to write up notes on the...
2014-10-08
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Blog Posts
October 2014 Las Vegas UG Meeting
The Las Vegas User Group is happy to announce our monthly meeting. The meeting is available for in person and webinar style. The start time is 6:30 PM Pacific...
2014-10-08
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October 2014 Las Vegas UG Meeting
The Las Vegas User Group is happy to announce our monthly meeting. The meeting is available for in person and...
2014-10-08
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Optimizing Power BI Q&A with Synonyms and Phrasing using Cloud Modeling
If you’ve have used or even just seen a demo of Power BI Q&A you’ve likely seen there’s great potential...
2014-10-08 (first published: 2014-10-01)
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Required reading before upgrading SQL Server.
I was watching a great presentation by Brent Ozar(b/t) on why to move to SQL 2014 and in the Q...
2014-10-08
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Slides and Code for SSIG Talk
Thank you for those who made it out to the SQL Server Innovators Guild last night in Greenville, SC. I...
2014-10-08
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Tip: Concatenate rows with XML, or COALESCE
Edit: I went and changed the first query without paying close enough attention. I’ve fixed the explanation and the query....
2014-10-08
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Virtualization for SQL Server DBAs 499 Wrap Up
Today I presented the final ramp up session entitled “Virtualization for SQL Server DBAs 499” for the SQL PASS Virtualization...
2014-10-08
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Non-obvious APS/PDW benefits
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has a lot of obvious...
2014-10-07
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PASS Voting Extended Until October 14th
The Board of Directors has extended voting in the current election through October 14th. Read the post from President Thomas...
2014-10-07 (first published: 2014-09-30)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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