Back with a new focus
First let me say wow can’t believe that it has been almost 3 years since I have blogged. The last few years my career have been focused on transitioning...
2019-05-19
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Another SQL Geek
SQL 2016 SSIS new feature AutoAdjustBufferSize
If you have not already seen in the What’s New in Integration Services list there is a new property for...
2016-07-21
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Use PowerShell to automate your Azure DB creation
Why create your databases manually if you don’t have to? If there is one thing that I hate to do...
2016-07-20
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Update to Date and Time Dimensions
Wanted to just post my latest versions of my Date and Time Dimension scripts. It has been a couple years...
2016-05-09
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Power BI Embedded is here
The announcement of Power BI Embedded came last week during Microsoft’s Build Conference and now enables software vendors or anyone...
2016-04-05
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SQL Developer Edition is now free!!!
Announced on 3/31/2016 SQL Server Developer Edition is now free and available as a download to all who have signed...
2016-04-01
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Power BI and Google Analytics
One of the more underused features of Power BI is the Google Analytics data source. Working closely with marketers and...
2016-01-20
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Power BI Export Data
If you missed it last week, Microsoft released a Service Update for Power BI , and a long awaited feature is...
2016-01-22 (first published: 2016-01-13)
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Viewpoints from CES 2016
While I never really enjoy a cross country flight back home my feet are very happy that I am finally...
2016-01-11
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Be an Expert not an Ehhpert!!!
As we embark on a new year I decided to take a look back at my career within I.T. trying...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
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Blogs
Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS
SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS, you...
The PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Recap
By Steve Jones
It’s Monday. I’ve been home since Fri night, but with a busy weekend, I’m...
Microsoft Post-Quantum Crypto APIs Are Now Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
I mentioned this in my talk on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community...
Forums
Find all the tables in a database containing particular column value
Hi, I want to find all the tables name under a database where tables...
The Ending Substring
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Done is Better than Good
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Question of the Day
The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
SELECT '[' + SUBSTRING('Steve Jones', 7) + ']' See possible answers