Power BI Visual Usability Checklist
At PASS Summit, I presented a session called “Do Your Data Visualizations Need a Makeover?”. In my session I explained...
2018-11-27 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Fun with Savepoints–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-11-30 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Determine database version from a bak file
Have you ever imagine you can determine the version of SQL Server from a bak or a MDF file? I...
2018-11-26 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Monitor Database Offline Events
Hopefully, a database being taken offline is a known event and not a surprise. Occasionally there are gremlins, in the form of users with too many permissions, that tend...
2018-11-15
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Monitor Database Offline Events
The other day, I shared an article showing how to audit database offline events via the default trace. Today, I...
2018-11-26 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Parameterized dynamic SQL is parameterized.
Ok, that title sounds silly, but it’s actually a real point. The first parameterized refers to using parameters within dynamic...
2018-11-23 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Microsoft Professional Program vs Microsoft Certification
When learning new technologies many people will go towards training courses (in person or online) but many also go for...
2018-11-15
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TSQL Tuesday #108 – Learning to Learn
G’day,
One attribute that I think is more relevant today than ever is to have a broad base of skills with...
2018-11-15
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Switching blog website
For quite some years now I have been active on my blog over at www.dotnine.net. While there was nothing wrong with...
2018-11-14
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATEADD()
We are now in the home stretch of the long-running series about dates and times in SQL Server and Azure...
2018-11-14
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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