Calculating Quartiles with DAX and Power BI
Like many of my blog posts, this post is inspired by some work I was doing with a customer who...
2018-09-18 (first published: 2018-08-31)
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Extended Security Updates: No More Freebies
As data professionals, we should always strive to keep our systems updated and patched to ensure proper security of our...
2018-08-31
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I’m Speaking at SQLSaturday Cambridge!
Speaking at SQLSaturday Cambridge!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Cambridge on September 8th 2018! And wow, 748 SQL Saturdays! This one won’t let you...
2018-08-31
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I’m Speaking at SQLSaturday Cambridge!
Speaking at SQLSaturday Cambridge!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Cambridge on September 8th 2018! And wow,...
2018-08-31
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Talking Data: Six Word Stories
In six words, can you give a compelling description of your data?
I’m taking the Microsoft DAT248x course as part of...
2018-08-30
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Maps in Power BI. Do I really need them?
(2018-Aug-30) While preparing for a recent Power BI Toronto meetup session, I found a very valuable whitepaper on Maps in...
2018-08-30
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ARM vs Classic Deployment in Azure
When Azure Resource Manager (ARM) was created back in 2014, I (like many) thought, “What does that mean?” Up until...
2018-08-30
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Repair Visual Studio for Mac: Extension node not found in path
A few months ago I ran into a problem after updating Visual Studio for Mac, where it would not start....
2018-08-30
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Custom Data Purging in SQL Monitor
In talking to a customer recently, they were worried about the amount of data kept by SQL Monitor. That’s a...
2018-08-30
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The unwanted Side Effects of enabling Read Committed Snapshot Isolation
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-08-30
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Blogs
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Checking the Error Log II
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