Lead Blocker

Blocking is just part of life I’m afraid. Because we have locks (and yes we have to have them, and...

Fastest way to create and distribute a dynamic report from SQL Server

From request to delivery in 5 minutes or less! xSQL RSS Reporter for SQL Server enables you to generate standard Atom or RSS feeds containing any data that you...

Fastest way to create and distribute a dynamic report from SQL Server

From request to delivery in 5 minutes or less! xSQL RSS Reporter for SQL Server enables you to generate standard...

Data Channel - Interview 03 - Hamish Watson on DevOps and Azure

Dear All,

After a short break, we are back with the 3rd interview on #DataChannel. Mr.Hamish Watson, Community Lead from Christchurch,...

SQL database built-in intelligence

I sometimes forget that Microsoft watches out for us by proactively looking at the behaviour of our SQL databases in...

SQL Saturday 582 Melbourne (11 Feb 2017) and Ignite 2017 (14-17 Feb 2017)

For those not aware there are 2 cool local and national events coming to both Melbourne and Gold Coast… SQL Saturday 582 (Sat 11 Feb 2017).  Melbourne.  For those looking for...

SQL Saturday 582 Melbourne (11 Feb 2017) and Ignite 2017 (14-17 Feb 2017)

For those not aware there are 2 cool local and national events coming to both Melbourne and Gold Coast…
SQL Saturday582 (Sat...

Publish Power BI Reports to SSRS On-premise Preview Now Available

This just in from the Reporting Services product team: “Power BI reports in SQL Server Reporting Services: January 2017 Technical...

Present Like Nobody's Watching

Last week I presented my session High Performance SSRS at the inaugural GroupBy Conference. It was an incredibly fun experience getting to present a topic I'm excited about as...

Joint OPASS/MagicPASS Meeting Tomorrow Night (January 18, 2017)

Grant Fritchey will be presenting Faster Provisioning with SQL Clone and Denny Cherry is presenting Optimizing SQL Server Performance in...