Error Installing SQL Server 2017
A quick blog post on an error I got when installing SQL Server 2017 RTM. I ran the set-up for...
2017-10-20
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Koen Verbeeck
dataMinds Connect 2017 – And The Winner Is?
Last week I had the privilege to host a little contest to give away one free ticket to dataMinds Connect...
2017-09-25
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dataMinds Connect 2017 (win a ticket!)
Within two weeks the wait is over: the first edition of dataMinds Connect! For those of you wondering what I’m...
2017-09-18
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Error Processing Tabular – Method Not Found
Very quick blog post today. While setting-up a development server at a client who is still using SQL Server 2012,...
2017-09-15
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CALCULATE and FILTER: A Love Story?
There have already been many posts/articles/books written about the subject of how CALCULATE and FILTER works, so I’m not going...
2017-09-13 (first published: 2017-09-06)
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The Wait Is Over – SSIS 2017 Is Here!
UPDATE: recent builds of SSDT for VS 2017 can break TFS integration. Read more about it in the blog post...
2017-08-23
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Fix for Blurry SSMS in Windows 10
I recently got a new laptop with Windows 10. I noticed SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS 17.1) was looking a...
2017-08-14
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Two Small Tips for Working with Azure
Very quick blog post about two tips for working with Azure (hence the title of course). I recently started up...
2017-08-10
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SSIS – Error while deploying package The locale identifier (LCID) is not supported by SQL Server
A quick blog post about an issue I encountered today. I tried deploying a simple SSIS project to my local...
2017-08-08
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Webinar – Supercharge Your SQL Server Data Warehouse with Columnstore Indexes
I have the pleasure to announce I’ll deliver a webcast for MSSQLTips.com at the August 24th of 2017. The webinar...
2017-08-07
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Blogs
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
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Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!
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The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says
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Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey with dbt (Data Build Tool) on SQL Server
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Putting the Player with the Number
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Your Security Checkup
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Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers