Monday Monitor Tip: Compliance Checking for Old Versions
A customer recently wanted to know if any of their instances were too old and out of support. This was for a compliance purpose, and they had the need...
2024-09-30
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Monday Monitor Tip: Compliance Checking for Old Versions
A customer recently wanted to know if any of their instances were too old and out of support. This was for a compliance purpose, and they had the need...
2024-09-30
33 reads
Making Legend Order Match Segment Order in a Power BI Stacked Column Chart
A reader of one of my previous posts pointed out that the legend order and segment order in my core visual stacked column chart did not match. I had...
2024-09-30
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Making Legend Order Match Segment Order in a Power BI Stacked Column Chart
A reader of one of my previous posts pointed out that the legend order and segment order in my core visual stacked column chart did not match. I had...
2024-09-30
14 reads
Making Legend Order Match Segment Order in a Power BI Stacked Column Chart
A reader of one of my previous posts pointed out that the legend order and segment order in my core visual stacked column chart did not match. I had...
2024-09-30
18 reads
Making Legend Order Match Segment Order in a Power BI Stacked Column Chart
A reader of one of my previous posts pointed out that the legend order and segment order in my core visual stacked column chart did not match. I had...
2024-10-21 (first published: 2024-09-30)
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The Only Valid Test of a Backup is a Restore
Please, let me reiterate: The only valid test of a backup is a restore. THE ONLY VALID TEST OF A BACKUP IS A RESTORE. I’m happy that you have...
2024-10-16 (first published: 2024-09-30)
282 reads
Comparing an Old Running Total to Window Functions
Often I see running totals that are written in SQL using a variety of techniques. Many pieces of code were written in pre-2012 techniques, prior to window functions being...
2024-09-30
13 reads
Comparing an Old Running Total to Window Functions
Often I see running totals that are written in SQL using a variety of techniques. Many pieces of code were written in pre-2012 techniques, prior to window functions being...
2024-09-30
144 reads
Simple Talks Episode 7
The season 1, seventh episode of Simple Talks is out. Check it out, with Ryan as the main host. Simple Talks is the Redgate podcast from myself, Grant, Ryan,...
2024-09-27
34 reads
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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