Daily Coping 2 Jun 2020
I’ve 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...
2020-06-02
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Blog Posts
Fun Fact: AWS RDS and system_health
Did you know that the system_health Extended Event session was running in your RDS instances? Well, it is. HOWEVER. This query, which works perfectly fine on my on premises...
2020-06-02
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Home Office Desk Evolution
Setting up a home office can be a daunting task. Doubly so when you don’t get an opportunity to plan it out and you have to set things up...
2020-06-02
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Monitoring Power BI
There are a number of options for monitoring Power BI that I wanted to mention: Performance analyzer: Find out how each of your report elements, such as visuals and...
2020-06-02 (first published: 2020-05-18)
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Power BI Incremental Refresh with Web API Data Source
It’s been a while since I typed up a blog post but life, even in the midst of a pandemic, has been busy and crazy. As you can imagine,...
2020-06-02 (first published: 2020-05-20)
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TSQL Tuesday #127 Invite – Non SQL Tips and tricks
How about for this months TSQL Tuesday let’s do another month of tips and tricks. But just to be a ... Continue reading
2020-06-02
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Can We Get Row Counts After Execution?
The general idea for this question came from dba.stackexchange.com: could we, and if we can, how, get row counts after execution. I was intrigued with the idea, so I...
2020-06-01 (first published: 2020-05-18)
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Daily Coping 1 Jun 2020
I’ve 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...
2020-06-01
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Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
[MSSQLFUN & Decode ITeS becomes a family of 1500 individuals across the globe. Please join us on Facebook & YouTube.] Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a...
2020-06-01
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Setting Up GitHub Desktop (formerly GitHub for Windows)
When I started using Git, I first download GitHub for Windows. I went searching, and instead found GitHub Desktop, which is the new client from GitHub for working with...
2020-06-01
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Blogs
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
By ChrisJenkins
Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
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Before Using AI with Business Data, Read This
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business operations, from document analysis...
Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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