Speaking at Data Grillen 2020
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at Data Grillen 2020 the conference runs from 28 May 2020 through 29 May 2020. This is an incredible event packed with...
2020-02-12
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String Split Function in SQL Server
Did you know that a native STRING_SPLIT function built into SQL Server was added into SQL Server 2016? As a consultant I see so much code that call out...
2020-02-21 (first published: 2020-02-12)
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SQL Server Backup and Restore Strategy Step by Step
Introduction:
Who is not aware of a SQL Database? It was the first business language introduced for E.F Codd’s Relational Database management system. In addition, MySQL, Oracle, Informix, Sybase, MS...
2020-02-20 (first published: 2020-02-12)
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ADF and passwords with Azure Key Vault & set up GIT
Have you worked with ADF yet? Did you configure the GIT code repository to automatically upload all changes to having your own isolated branch during development? If not yet,...
2020-02-12
14 reads
ADF and passwords with Azure Key Vault & set up GIT
Have you worked with ADF yet? Did you configure the GIT code repository to automatically upload all changes to having your own isolated branch during development? If not yet,...
2020-02-12
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Why is the XLOCK table hint broken?
Let’s talk about what XLOCK is supposed to do. XLOCK is a table hint that can be applied to a query to place an exclusive lock on the resources...
2020-02-20 (first published: 2020-02-12)
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T-SQL Tuesday #123 – Life Hacks
Jess Pomfret is hosting month’s T-SQL Tuesday, and asked us to share our favorite life hacks – something that makes our day easier. I have a few,some people have told...
2020-02-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #123 – Life Hacks
Jess Pomfret is hosting month’s T-SQL Tuesday, and asked us to share our favorite life hacks – something that makes our day easier. I have a few,some people have told...
2020-02-12
6 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #123 – Life Hacks
Jess Pomfret is hosting month’s T-SQL Tuesday, and asked us to share our favorite life hacks – something that makes our day easier. I have a few,some people have told...
2020-02-19 (first published: 2020-02-12)
546 reads
Power BI Real-time Streaming
With Power BI real-time streaming, you can stream data and update dashboards in real-time. Any visual or dashboard that can be created in Power BI can also be created...
2020-02-19 (first published: 2020-02-11)
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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