Default Database Reports – Disk Usage by Table

Every now and again you need to know how big a table is. Or several tables. Or all of the...

SQL Puzzle 2: Eight Queens

This puzzle was first proposed in 1848 by a composer of chess puzzles called Max Bezzel and has since spawned...

Celebrate! Second Anniversay Giveaway (is now over)

Two years ago, we officially became MinionWare and launched the absolutely masterful SQL Server management solution, Minion Enterprise. For a...

Off Topic: Dream Car Garage: 6 Cars, $250k

I was reading Brent’s blog today and decided to make my own $250k dream car garage list. Mostly because I...

Here's a Quick Way To Generate a Running Total in SQL Server

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Historically it's been difficult to accomplish certain tasks in SQL Server.
Probably the most annoying problem I had to do regularly before SQL Server 2012...

Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 60 – Drilldown Player)

In this module you will learn how to use the Drilldown Player Custom Visual.  The Drilldown Player acts like a...

There’s no substitute for mentoring

There’s no substitute for mentoring. We’ve heard it before, and in various ways, but I think we tend to largely...

SQL Server 2017 RC1 is Here

And I’ve got it.

Glenn Berry posted a a link to the MSDN blog and almost immediately a note that the...

Thoughts on the State of Data Management

I was given the opportunity to do a little online interview. It’s primarily about promotion, but I thought I’d share...

Running Linux Containers on Windows

Microsoft have announced the availability of SQL Server 2017 RC1 and I wanted to check it out in a container...