Take caution when altering a column using TSQL
When developing in SQL Server you are eventually going to have to modify a column or two (at least). And...
2016-02-23 (first published: 2016-02-17)
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Creating KPIs in SQL Reporting Services
In this blog I will explain how to create a Key Performance Indicatory (KPI) in SQL Reporting Services 2016. Let’s...
2016-02-22 (first published: 2016-02-17)
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T-SQL Tuesday #75: Jump into Power BI
So this month I’ve decided to bring every participant in this blog series kicking and screaming into the BI world. Power BI, if you haven’t heard or seen it...
2016-02-17
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T-SQL Tuesday #75: Jump into Power BI
So this month I’ve decided to bring every participant in this blog series kicking and screaming into the BI world. Power BI, if you haven’t heard or seen it...
2016-02-17
34 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #75: Jump into Power BI
So this month I’ve decided to bring every participant in this blog series kicking and screaming into the BI world....
2016-02-17
1,995 reads
Pronouns in technical writing.
When doing technical writing, or for that matter most forms of writing , we need to be able to refer to...
2016-02-17
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MDX Cookbook is a popular book
I cannot believe that I have not posted any blog since May 2015! It’s been a busy few months for...
2016-02-16
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T-SQL Tuesday #75 Invitation: Jump into Power BI!
This month the talented Jorge Segarra (B|T) hosts the T-SQL Tuesday block party, and he has chosen the topic of...
2016-02-16
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Where did january go?
I have been pretty busy over january and the first half of feburary and haven't had time to write any...
2016-02-16
484 reads
Where did january go?
I have been pretty busy over january and the first half of feburary and haven't had time to write any blogs, I did have an article on simple talk...
2016-02-16
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Blogs
Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables
Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...
Updating the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to...
T-SQL Tuesday #202 Invitation: That One SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
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Practical Ways to Approach SQL Server Problems and Case Studies
Working with SQL Server can involve more than just writing queries. Understanding database design,...
Measuring Productivity
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server using DuckDB and Python
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Question of the Day
Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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