Daily Coping 17 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-17
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Power BI Field Parameters and Slowly Changing Dimensions
Power BI field parameters are a new feature in Power BI Desktop, and it’s one of the best of the past months. In short, Power BI field parameters allow...
2022-06-17
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VS Live Slides and Code
Thanks to everyone that came to my talk at VS Live today. I’ve uploaded the slides to the blog. Here are the two decks: Using CI To Prevent Database...
2022-06-16
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The Impact of Change
I started this summary on LinkedIn. Check out that article here. I only used LinkedIn to introduce what is happening, if you’re interested in learning more keep reading. First,...
2022-06-16
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Daily Coping 16 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-16
31 reads
Speaking at dataMinds Connect 2022
I’m very excited to announce I’ll be giving a session at the 15th edition of dataMinds Connect (in the beginning it was called SQL Server Day(s)). It will be...
2022-06-17 (first published: 2022-06-16)
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Opening your SQL Backup Folder using Powershell
Sometimes I find remembering where a particular server sends its backups to a nightmare. You might have servers backing up to different locations, you might have different locations for...
2022-06-16
53 reads
Azure CLI – Deleting Resources
Azure CLI is really handy for all sorts of tasks. When I build solutions, POCs and environments and I want to tear down the resources I like to use...
2022-06-16
52 reads
Migrate Amazon RDS for SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Applications are closely dependent on the databases and application evolution is frequently connected with an upgrade of the application database. Database migration is process of moving customer’s database from...
2022-06-16
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DBCC CHECKDB REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS with Example
The T-SQL DBCC, acronym for “Database Console Command”, is a command that performs several types of tasks. These tasks are mainly of the validation and maintenance type. Some of the...
2022-06-16
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
Forums
Inventory Snapshot for missing Period
Hello, We maintain an inventory table that captures monthly snapshots of item inventory levels....
Azure SQL Hyperscale Unveiled
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What is the worst part about existing monitoring solutions?
Hi. What is the most difficult aspect of using monitoring software like idera, redgate,...
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