Connect to Power BI Report Server with SSMS
Sometimes you want to connect to a report server instance using Management Studio, for example to create a new security...
2018-05-11 (first published: 2018-05-02)
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Koen Verbeeck
Stop Previewing the bim.layout File in SSAS Tabular
A quick blog post for future reference, because I know I’ll bump into this again someday.
When you’re working with a...
2018-03-29 (first published: 2018-03-22)
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Book Review – Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel
As preparation for my session at Techorama.be about data modeling in self-service BI, I decided to read the book Analyzing Data...
2018-03-15
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T-SQL Tuesday #100!
The monthly blog party is back and we’ve reached the mythical number 100. The host of this month is the...
2018-03-13
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Excel Rendering In Power BI Report Server: You Are Not Licensed To Use This Feature
I recently migrated an SSRS 2017 instance to a Power BI Report Server environment, as you can read in the...
2018-03-12
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Migrate SSRS 2017 to Power BI Report Server
UPDATE: The blog post doesn’t make this exactly clear, but fiddling around with the report database to get the upgrade...
2018-03-20 (first published: 2018-03-08)
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Data Modeling for Self-Service BI @ Techorama 2018
I’m delighted to announce I’ll be giving a session about data modeling in a self-service BI environment at Techorama 2018...
2018-03-02
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T-SQL Tuesday #99 – Door #2
This months T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Aaron Bertrand and the topic is Dealer’s Choice. Aaron gives us the choice...
2018-02-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #99 – Door #1
This months T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Aaron Bertrand and the topic is Dealer’s Choice. Aaron gives us the choice...
2018-02-13
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Session Materials – Biml DataMinds
All of the materials for my Biml session for DataMinds.be can be downloaded from Github:
the slidedeck (it’s only 12MB :))a...
2018-01-25
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Distributed Availability Group Issue / Misunderstanding.
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
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Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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