SQL Server 2016 for Performance Tuning Lovers
Last week I presented my session, SQL Server 2016 for Performance Tuning Lovers at the GroupBy conference. That was tons of...
2017-05-02
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T-SQL Tuesday #90 – Shipping Database Changes
I was once asked to add a new feature to an application. It was installed on multiple SQL Server instances...
2017-05-02
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How Can I Get Accepted to Speak at the PASS Summit?
There has been some discussion and concern over the changes to the speaker selection process for the PASS Summit. I’ve...
2017-05-12 (first published: 2017-05-01)
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 49 – SandDance)
In this module you will learn how to use the SandDance Power BI Custom Visual. The SandDance visual is an...
2017-05-16 (first published: 2017-05-01)
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Simple Security Report
Quite a while ago I created a couple of little security scripts to help me out with permissions research. Over...
2017-05-12 (first published: 2017-05-01)
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SQL Saturdays – down memory lane
A casual twitter-conversation with Karla Landrum and some other peeps led me down memory lane on older events. Our SQL...
2017-05-01
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Monday Coffee 2017-05-01
Morning all, I know it’s a bank holiday in the UK & Ireland today but some of us still have to...
2017-05-01
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Azure Data Factory and the Case of the Missing JRE That Wasn’t
On a recent project I used Azure Data Factory (ADF) to retrieve data from an on premises SQL Server 2014...
2017-05-11 (first published: 2017-05-01)
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DAX calculations with hierarchies: Set the order straight.
[2017-Apr-30] If you have ever tried to create calculated measures in SSAS Tabular/ Power BI models where different levels of...
2017-05-10 (first published: 2017-04-30)
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Data Channel Interview - 06 - Manohar Punna on SQL Azure Migrations
Here we go for the 6th interview on #DataChannel. Manohar Punna, MVP and Data Platform Geeks President discusses "Migrations to SQL Azure" on #DataChannel. Manohar, in this interview provides...
2017-04-30
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Blogs
Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments–Day of Data Boston
By Steve Jones
Here are the resources for my talk at Day of Data Boston. Slides –...
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Forums
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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