Back for More with SQL, Azure, Machine Learning, Big Data!!!!

Let me start with an apology for being missing so long 🙂 Guess was trying to find where technology takes me as I started my journey with pool of...

I’m Speaking at #SQLSatDC

I am so excited to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday DC on Saturday, December 14, 2019.  I am so honored to have been selected. This...

Batch Scripting SQLCMD–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I wouldn’t do this anymore, but I ran...

Power BI Monthly Digest – November 2019

In this month’s Power BI Digest Manuel Quintana [Blog | Twitter] and Mitchell Pearson will again guide you through some of the latest and greatest

Power Platform Quick Tips – Episode 01: Fixing Power BI Column Sorting

Check out this new series that I’ve started on Power Platform Quick Tips. This series is all about solving problems quick with videos less than

Resuming Index Operations With Different Options

Starting with SQL Server 2017, Microsoft introduced the ability to pause and then resume index rebuilds.  This was a great feature and with the release of SQL Server 2019,...

SQL Saturday Rochester Returns!

We have just published SQL Saturday Rochester 2020. We took last year off but we’re back for 2020 on a very special day - it’s Leap Day, February 29th!
What...

Dynamically Creating Azure Data Studio Notebooks with PowerShell for an Incident Response Index Notebook

Now that Azure Data Studio has PowerShell Notebooks and there is a PowerShell Module for creating notebooks. I have been asked, more than once, what is the point? What...

Event Notifications Example

Event notifications are kinda like a trigger in the sense that they respond to specific event, specifically in response to DDL statements and SQL Trace events.

The major difference between...

NTSSUG Board Elections

It is that time of year again. The NTSSUG has two spots coming open on the board. Last year I decided at the last minute to opt in as...