SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services: The Basics Part 3
Note: I’ve been meaning to start a series on the basics of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). The last time...
2019-02-08
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Developing pipelines in Azure Data Factory using Template gallery
(2019-Feb-08) I often see demos of Azure Data Factory (ADF) development techniques with a modest set of activity tasks and not...
2019-02-08
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Performance on readable replicas in Availability Groups
I apologize in advance if I mess up the terminology.
I’ve worked with a moderate read workload on a readable replica...
2019-02-08
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SQL Server Database Experimentation Assistant - How to Run a Capture
DEA
Very basic look at the setup as I couldn’t find much documentation on this when I last tried this out in 2018. Maybe it will help you get started...
2019-02-08
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Migrating From Hipchat To Slack
Last Minute Migration?
If you are about to perform a last minute migration here's a couple tips as you jump ship from Hipchat and move to Slack. Hipchat is sunsetting...
2019-02-07
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How To Use Power BI Embedded For Your Customers
Recently I had a need to build a Power BI report for a client. This client has a multi-tenant database and their own custom web app. They want to...
2019-02-07
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How To Use Power BI Embedded For Your Customers
Recently I had a need to build a Power BI report for a client. This client has a multi-tenant database...
2019-02-07
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ALTER TABLE Fails on Replicated Tables With Isolation Level SERIALIZABLE or READ UNCOMMITTED on SQL2012 and Earlier
It’s 4am in the morning and my phone starts ringing.
A blury eyed, me picks it up to hear the voice...
2019-02-07
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Dynamic Data Masking in the execution plan
I think Dynamic Data Masking is pretty cool. The idea is basically to provide a mask for certain users when...
2019-02-07
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How Many Data Gateways Does My Azure BI Architecture Need?
It’s not always obvious when you need a data gateway in Azure, and not all gateways are labeled as such....
2019-02-07
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Blogs
How I Built RAG for My Accounting App on Bedrock and pgvector
The first version of my accounting assistant could not find a single purchase of...
Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first
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Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
By Steve Jones
I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers