Fun in DateTime Calculations

Recently I was working on a task that needs to handle various datetime calculations, and it is really fun.
Usually there...

Browser Based Web Notifications

3 of the 4 major browsers now support web notifications (Safari, Firefox, Chrome) and no where near enough sites are...

Cloning a SQL Server Database

The following script will backup and restore a database to the same server with a different name. Tested on SQL...

Friday Followup For February 28, 2014

It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...

PASS, Evangelism, Goals, Dreams

The role of PASS in the community has evolved a lot over the past few years. Back in 2006/2007 PASS...

PowerShell – Export SQL Data to Excel with Powershell

SQL Server  Export  to Excel with Powershell is very useful for all sorts of activities – ETL and reporting are some...

Powershell in a Month Day 18–Variables

This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in...

Reblog: February 21 to February 27

Photo credit – Mike Lynch
A good cure to a creepy doll is a good old post that is still useful. In...

Upcoming Webinar - Introduction to Power BI

Come join me for this webinar on 3/13/2014 at 11:00 AM EST

Introduction to Power BI 
The future of Business Intelligence has...

Webinar Q&A: New BI Features in SharePoint 2013

I recently presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works Free Training on the T’s about new Business Intelligence features in...