SQL Aggregate Functions: Your Essential Guide & Cheat Sheet

SQL aggregate functions are your go-to tools for transforming raw data into actionable insights. They condense multiple rows into single, meaningful values, making it easier to grasp the big...

Will AI Replace SQL Developers? The Answer Might Surprise You!

The world of databases keeps growing, and the pressure to extract meaningful insights from that data increases just as fast. If you work with data, you know that SQL...

Getting Error 64 When Trying To Connect to SQL Server or Azure 

Often times when working with a client, I’ll run into issues or get emails from a client with a message like the following: A connection was successfully established with...

Friday Basics: the CIA Triad

In information security (INFOSEC), there several foundational concepts and principles. One of the ones that’s introduced almost immediately is called the CIA triad or the Information Security Triad. While...

T-SQL Tuesday 174 - Your Favorite Job Interview Questions

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month. This month, Kevin Feasel
(blog | twitter) asks us about job interview questions.

What is your...

Use a slicer to filter a visual based upon a measure in Power BI

Have you ever wanted to filter a visual by selecting a range of values for a measure? You may have found that you cannot populate a slicer with a...

5 Advanced Online SQL DBA Training Courses to Learn in 2024 and Beyond

Buckle up, database wranglers! Nowadays, SQL DBAs hold the keys to a company's most valuable asset: their information. But basic SQL knowledge won't get you far when it's time...

A New Word: ioia

ioia – n.the wish that you could see statistics overlaid on every person you encounter – checking the signal strength of their compatibility, a measure of their trustworthiness. I...

Building a Docker image with Docker Build Cloud

In a previous blog post we went through how to build a Docker container image from a remote (Github) repository. Here we’re going to expand on that by actually...

DBA and Developer: Allies or Adversaries?

In the expansive landscape of software development, the relationship between Database Administrators (DBAs) and Developers has been a subject of intrigue, debate, and occasional drama. Do they collaborate harmoniously...