Resources from the PASS community this coming month
Even though it is December, I noticed a lot going on for FREE in the PASS Microsoft Data Technology community....
2017-11-30
605 reads
The Smiling DBA
IT Dev Connections 2017
The IT Dev Connections conference was in San Francisco, CA this week. While I did not spend any time as a tourist, I did mingle with attendees and speakers....
2017-10-25
8 reads
IT Dev Connections 2017
The IT Dev Connections conference was in San Francisco, CA this week. While I did not spend any time as...
2017-10-25
386 reads
SSAS Tabular DirectQuery–No Hierarchies in Dimensions
I recently was testing DirectQuery to see the reporting differences in a Tabular Model. After Deploying to a development server and analyzing in Excel, the hierarchies for the Date...
2017-09-29
78 reads
SSAS Tabular DirectQuery–No Hierarchies in Dimensions
I recently was testing DirectQuery to see the reporting differences in a Tabular Model. After Deploying to a development server...
2017-09-28
878 reads
Elect The Next PASS Board Members
The PASS board elections are coming up and there is a twitter chat event to ask questions to the candidates before you vote. Both tweeter events will be on...
2017-09-13
8 reads
Elect The Next PASS Board Members
The PASS board elections are coming up and there is a twitter chat event to ask questions to the candidates...
2017-09-12
504 reads
Analysis Services Series on SQLShack
Please visit SQLShack.com for new articles on many facets of SQL Server. I have been trying my best to document how to create SQL Server Analysis Service databases with...
2017-08-17
24 reads
Analysis Services Series on SQLShack
Please visit SQLShack.com for new articles on many facets of SQL Server. I have been trying my best to document...
2017-08-16
741 reads
SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #628 2017
Come join around 500+ attendees and speakers learning and networking at the LSU College of Business – Business Education Complex on Nicholson Drive Extension in Baton Rouge on Saturday...
2017-07-21
3 reads
Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers