I’m presenting at the PASS Business Analytics Conference
I am fortunate enough to have been selected to give a presentation at the PASS Business Analytics Conference in San Jose, CA...
2013-12-19
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James Serra's Blog
Power Query Preview December Update
Microsoft keep turning out updates to Power Query. For December, some of the new features (download):
Connection to three more data...
2013-12-17
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Power BI for Office 365 FAQ
As I have been giving demos on Power BI for Office 365, I have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback,...
2013-12-12
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Certification Updates for SQL Server 2014
Info from Microsoft on how the MCSA and MCSE certifications will be altered for SQL Server 2014:
In reviewing the SQL...
2013-12-10
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Power Query Preview November Update
As I mentioned in my previous post (see Power BI first impressions), Power Query is a great new tool and Microsoft...
2013-12-05
1,510 reads
Power BI for Office 365 requirements
“Power BI” is an umbrella name for a lot of products, which I explain at Power BI first impressions (also I have...
2013-12-12 (first published: 2013-12-03)
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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – October 2013 update
Since my last post about the SSDT update for August, there have been two updates, each containing one fix:
The September...
2013-11-26
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Power BI for Office 365 video
A demonstration of Power BI for Office 365, showing you how all the various tools and technologies work together: Power...
2013-11-28 (first published: 2013-11-21)
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Create video presentations
I recorded my first video presentation and demo using the screen recording and video editing software called Camtasia Studio for Windows.
It’s...
2013-11-19
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SQL Server Data Tools BI (SSDT-BI) for SQL Server 2014
Last month I blogged that SQL Server Data Tools for SQL Server 2014 CTP2 now available. You can download that here....
2013-11-14
4,919 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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