Power BI v2 is GA
I guess in the age of rapid development and releases the fact of General Availability of the Power BI v...
2015-07-29
1,074 reads
Hey Kids! Let’s Put on a Show at the Old Barn
Alternate Title: I’m traveling a bunch. Let’s get together and talk.
A bunch of trips and presentations coming up, so I...
2015-07-29
981 reads
Halloween at PASS–Donate for some fun
This year’s PASS Summit will end on Oct 30, which is just before Halloween in the US. I’m sure lots...
2015-08-05 (first published: 2015-07-29)
1,914 reads
DBTA – IT Employers Must Adapt to the Looming DBA Shortage
Originally appearing in my monthly column at Database Trends & Applications magazine. In the first of this three-part series, I described some of the findings contained in an intriguing...
2015-07-29
29 reads
Some of my favorite SSMS Keyboard shortcuts
I love keyboard shortcuts. I recently mapped a keyboard shortcut to Change Connection and thought I would share some of...
2015-07-29
1,279 reads
Synchronous Processing in the SSIS Script Component
Without a doubt, the most versatile data flow tool in the SSIS arsenal is the script component. This control grants...
2015-08-05 (first published: 2015-07-29)
2,900 reads
Password for SQL Server Service Accounts
I wrote recently about my philosophy for service accounts, and wanted to add a few more thoughts.
Security is important for...
2015-07-28
1,519 reads
Grant’s Fly-by-night Leadership Course – The Plan
Get a better nameDefine my personal goals for the courseI won’t be sharing these with you. I may share them...
2015-08-07 (first published: 2015-07-28)
1,897 reads
SSC Editorial: Would You Pay to Wear Jeans at Work?
Would You Pay to Wear Jeans at Work turned out to be popular piece when posted a couple weeks back. The...
2015-07-28
634 reads
Database Stuck in Single-User Mode Due to Botched Restore
Working in a development environment, I botched up a restore. After this restore attempt to overwrite my database with the...
2015-08-04 (first published: 2015-07-28)
3,137 reads
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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