Database Superhero Adventures, February 2018 Edition

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The week of SQLSaturday Nashville would prove to be a most eventful week. Monday I would be on my work...

DBA best practices..from the DBA from Heaven

I met Tom Roush for the first time around 9 years ago – at a PASS Summit. If I recall right...

Why I cannot download .pbix files from powerbi.com

If like me you thought “Hey, it’s a new feature, I can finally create reports in powerbi.com service and then...

Considerations for dealing with big databases

Stress everywhere, user wants everything "Para ayer"Photo by Bernard Goldbach

If you are like me, and have SQL Server instances with...

DAX IF & Switch Statement Performance – Does Order Matter?

Intro
I’ve written a couple of article about IF & SWITCH in DAX over the past few years. Recently I noticed that...

SSMS Activity Monitor (Day 31)

SSMS provides an Activity Monitor, a process that displays various information about what all is going on with the instance....

Surround Code with Comments in SQL Prompt

I work for Redgate and write about products. I’ve got a series of SQL Prompt posts here on little things...

Speaking at SQLSaturday 725 in Victoria

Victoria is on an island off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia. The island is wisely called Vancouver Island. It...

I’m a Speaking Mentor!

I am so excited to announce that I have been accepted as a speaking mentor on SpeakingMentors.com!
I struggled for so...

The difference between blogging about something you know, and something you are learning (Love blogging! Live!)

Close but you need to blog about learning while blogging about the difference of blogging when you are learning something...