Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse Assessment
When I am tasked to do a business intelligence or data warehouse assessment, the steps I take to do that...
2014-01-09
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James Serra's Blog
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP (Hekaton) Limitations
One of the biggest new features in SQL Server 2014 is SQL Server In-Memory OLTP, known mostly by its code...
2014-01-07
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Power BI Q&A Preview now works on your data
As I mentioned in Power BI first impressions, Power BI Q&A is an instantaneous search experience that uses a natural language query....
2014-01-02
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Entity Data Modeling with Visual Studio
While there are a lot of tools out there for data modeling, there is one option that is free if...
2013-12-30 (first published: 2013-12-26)
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Power Query load settings
One point of confusion I see with Power Query is some people believe Power Query adheres to the Excel limit...
2013-12-23
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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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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
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
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I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
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Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Question of the Day
Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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