Weekly reading #4
It is spring around the corner but we do not know where the corner is. All I know it is...
2019-02-25
122 reads
Imp Linux Commands
Important Linux Commands 1. uname -a: To know what version of unix we are using 2. hostname: System name 3....
2019-02-25
367 reads
Analyzing Heart Disease risk using Key Influencers AI visual in Power BI
The Gartner Magic Quadrant for 2019, announced earlier this month, names Microsoft the leader in Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. Microsoft also coincidentally announced the public preview release of...
2019-02-23
27 reads
Analyzing Heart Disease risk using Key Influencers AI visual in Power BI
The Gartner Magic Quadrant for 2019, announced earlier this month, names Microsoft the leader in Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms....
2019-03-12 (first published: 2019-02-23)
4,352 reads
How to resolve ‘Login failed for user’ and sa password lost (Error 18456)
This blog post explains how to get into SQL Server if you have lost your sa password or you have...
2019-03-11 (first published: 2019-02-23)
4,551 reads
Adding Azure VM Boot Diagnostics
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about boot diagnostics and how they can help you troubleshoot issues when virtual...
2019-02-22
230 reads
Optimize for ad hoc VS sp_executesql?
Happy Friday! We made it. Here’s something I came across while testing optimize for ad hoc for this week’s blog...
2019-03-11 (first published: 2019-02-22)
2,146 reads
Displaying the tags within the SQL Server docker repository
A while back Microsoft moved all their SQL images to their new registry mcr.microsoft.com which means that we can no...
2019-02-22
182 reads
ASF 019: Simon Whiteley interview
As Chief Cloud Architect with Adatis Consulting, Simon Whiteley has been working with the Microsoft BI Stack for a decade,...
2019-02-22
157 reads
Copy Data From On-Premise SQL Server To Azure Database Using Azure Data Factory
Let’s take a break from our SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services Basics Series and jump to Azure Data Factory (v2)....
2019-02-21
1,913 reads
Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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