Power BI Premium, Report Server, Apps and API
Announced today are some really cool new Power BI features:
Power BI Premium
Previously available were two tiers, Power BI Free and...
2017-05-03
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Not SQL: Taking a stand against scammers
If you’ve read my blog you’ll probably know that I don’t like our lack of forward thinking when it comes...
2017-05-03
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SQL Server 2017 Announced
By now you will have heard that the next version of SQL Server has been announced. There’s no release date yet,...
2017-05-03
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Understanding Database Backup Encryption in SQL Server
Terabytes of data, millions of rows; the entire business depends on this — a database administrator’s responsibility is as massive as...
2017-05-03
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Partitioning on a nullable column
tl;dr; If you are SWITCHing data into a table and the partitioning column is nullable you will need to add...
2017-05-17 (first published: 2017-05-03)
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Why CROSS APPLY is AWESOME
CROSS APPLY was introducted as part of TSQL in SQL Server 2005. Origionally it was created as a way to...
2017-05-03
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Video: How to Use SQL Server 2016 Live Query Statistics for Watching Live Query Execution
In this video, I show how to enable live query statistics in SQL Server 2016 in order to see execution...
2017-05-15 (first published: 2017-05-03)
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About me
I have been developing software from my early teens and stayed with technology after leaving school. Initially focussing on software development, networking and IT support type roles, I found...
2017-05-03
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Finding Free Space Per Drive & Mount Point in PowerShell
Back in 2010 I was inspired by a twitter conversation between Nicolas Cain (blog | twitter) and Dave Levy (blog | twitter) about checking Disk Space & Mount Points...
2017-05-03
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Finding Free Space Per Drive & Mount Point in PowerShell
Back in 2010 I was inspired by a twitter conversation between Nicolas Cain (blog | twitter) and Dave Levy (blog | twitter) about checking Disk Space & Mount Points...
2017-05-03
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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