Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Client
A little over six months ago, I wrote an article on Magenic.com about Excel 2013’s Impact for BI Users. This...
2013-02-04
1,407 reads
DataOnWheels
Are You Signed Up for 24 Hours of PASS–Business Analytics?
If you have not signed up for the 24 Hours of PASS-Business Analytics you should be. This is a great...
2013-01-29
1,366 reads
Cultural Anthropology and Business Intelligence–A Tribute to Dr. Thomas C. Correll
A tribute is an expression of gratitude or praise. Last year I started a series about individuals who have impacted...
2013-01-29
1,622 reads
PASSMN–Passing the Baton: A Board Transition Story
Each year the Minnesota SQL Server User Group elects new board members and resets its leadership team. I have been...
2012-12-12
772 reads
PASS Summit 2012 Wrap Up
Wow, what a week. Once again, PASS put on a great event that provided much in the way of events...
2012-11-13
858 reads
T-SQL Window Functions on LessThanDot and at SQL Saturday 149
Reblogged from Data on Wheels - Steve Hughes: I recently completed a series of blog posts on www.lessthandot.com on T-SQL Window...
2012-11-12
615 reads
Countdown to PASS Summit 2012 – 1 to Go – See You There
IT’S MONDAY! You ready to enjoy the fun and to learn a bunch? I know I am. Besides my schedule...
2012-11-05
672 reads
Countdown to PASS Summit 2012 – 2 to Go – I’m Presenting Again
I assume at this point some of you are already in Seattle and even getting ready to attend Preconference Sessions....
2012-11-04
638 reads
Countdown to PASS Summit 2012 – 3 to Go – Setting My Schedule
Three days to go. I need to get my schedule sorted out, how about you. What influences your schedule? Since...
2012-11-03
553 reads
Countdown to PASS Summit 2012 – 4 to Go – SQL Karaoke, Really?
Four days to the Summit. Will you be singing? Last year was my first time attending SQL Karaoke. While I...
2012-11-02
760 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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