A Very Happy Holi – Festival of colors, Colors of life

New Built-in Function CONCAT_WS() – SQL Server 2017

In my previous post on new functions in SQL Server 2017, I discussed about the STRING_AGG function. Here, I am...

A Swiss Army Knife Might Not Make the Best Shovel

You might have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet as of late. We’re working on a super top secret internal...

Speaking at the 2018 Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference

One of my favorite conferences is held in Myrtle Beach, SC, in June. It’s a security and digital forensics conference which...

An overview of SQL Server backup-and-restore process

In a manner of speaking, planning and implementing a SQL Server backup design is an art. Backup, Restoration, Recovery, Business...

Database Superhero Adventures, March 2018 Edition

I had two SQL Saturdays this month SQLSaturday Cleveland (which was very cold) and SQLSaturday Tampa (which had very nice...

Azure SQL Database – Allow Azure Services to Access Server

When you create a “logical” Azure SQL Server (I say logical because we are not really physically creating anything) there...

What do recruitment agents do for contractors?

WIN at IT contracting: A FREE guide showing YOU How to get the most out of Recruitment Agent Relationships

Are you...

Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 3: Inverse Probability and Bayes Factors

By Steve Bolton
…………In the last segment of this series of amateur self-tutorials, we discussed how to code various ways of...

Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 92 – KPI Ticker MAQ Software)

In this module you will learn how to use the KPI Indicator Custom Visual by MAQ Software. The KPI Ticker...