KQL Series – understanding KQL queries (Part 2)
In Part1 we talked about what a query is. The most common query we will write is a tabular expression statement which is what people usually have in mind...
2022-03-31
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Blog Posts
KQL Series – what is Kusto Query Language?
This blog post will detail what KQL is all about… KQL was developed to take advantage of the power of the cloud through clustering and compute. Using this capability,...
2022-03-31
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KQL Series – why is it called Kusto Query Language?
I use KQL on an hourly basis…. But for a query language – why call it Kusto..? Where is a funny tidbit of information: You have probably heard something...
2022-03-31
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Kusto Query Language – a series
This blog post is about a new query language that I have learnt and I really think you need to learn it too. Especially if you are doing ANYTHING...
2022-03-31
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Talk to the duck.
Over the years, one of the best pieces of problem solving advice I’ve been able to give my kids is ... Continue reading
2022-03-31
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Tech Lunch News
Ve středu 9.3.2022 jsme se tradičně sešli nad novinkami ze světa dat, datových skladů, Power BI, Azure apod. Jestli jste chyběli (ale příště dorazíte, že? :D), zde je malý...
2022-03-31
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ADX and KQL – Azure Monitor Logs in Azure Data Studio
G’day, I recently wrote about the Kusto Query Language Extension that’s available as an plugin for Azure Data Studio along with KQL Magic. The main reason that people have...
2022-03-30 (first published: 2022-03-17)
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Calling the Intercom API with Power Query and Refreshing in the Power BI Service
I needed to pull some user data for an app that uses Intercom. While I will probably import the data using Data Factory or a function in the long...
2022-03-30 (first published: 2022-03-22)
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Daily Coping 30 Mar 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-03-30
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On bias
Last week saw the second month of my employment at Microsoft. I admit that I’m enjoying my job, and I can’t deny that the reduced amount of time I’ve...
2022-03-30
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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