SQL Cruise 2016 Wrap Up
A few weeks ago a number of us embarked on this year’s SQL Cruise, this time to the Caribbean. It was...
2016-02-16
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Power BI KPI Report: Hospital Charge Data
Update: Just getting started with Power BI? You can download the Power BI Report File for this KPI Report. Please...
2016-02-16
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Building With Iron Pipe
For a while I’ve been wanting to do a project that used black iron pipe for the main structure. Kind...
2016-02-16
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Importing Open Data Sets in SQL Server
Whilst working on an upcoming post I realised that I needed a decent data set on which to test some...
2016-02-15
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Quick Tests–Function Returns
I ran across a neat piece of code recently from Gail Shaw. She answered a question on returning the base...
2016-02-15
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Monday Morning SQL Break – February 15, 2016
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me...
2016-02-15
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Loading Data into Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Ouch.
Let’s start with the level set. I’m not an ETL expert. In fact, I haven’t done any professional ETL work...
2016-02-15
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Speaking at the first Belgian SQLSaturday!
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be giving a session at the very first SQLSaturday (aka SQLSaturday 505) in Belgium....
2016-02-15
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Did you know?
Did you know that the call for speakers for PASS Summit 2016 opened on February 3, 2016?
Did you know that...
2016-02-15
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varchar(1) VS char(1)
The other day I made a somewhat flip coment on twitter. (I know, everyone is shocked right?)
varchar(1) Really? It’s...
2016-02-15
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
How do I connect to a SQL Server database on my ISP?
I've got a web application for my side business. I've added a SQL Server...
Looking for New Blood
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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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