Power Query to HDFS – Remote Name Could Not Be Resolved

I wanted to share a quick resolution I had to a problem with connecting Power Query to data stored in...

Friday Followup For May 2, 2014

It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...

Speaking at #SQLSat307 in Iowa City!

I just received confirmation I will be speaking at SQL Saturday 307 in Iowa City on June 7th!

 I will be...

Continuous Delivery Visualization

A good one, one of the better diagrams I’ve seen.

From http://markosrendell.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/practical-benefits-of-continuous-delivery/
Now if we can get tooling and processes to make...

Building the SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan–Part 4

I spent some more time last night thinking about the event and marketing it. Biased I am, but I think...

SQL – List All Tables, Space Usage Info & Other Details

One of the OP requested in the forum to find all table details of any database. The details which includes Number...

SQL – List All Tables, Space Usage Info & Other Details

One of the OP requested in the forum to find all table details of any database. The details which includes Number...

Logistics For All Day Meetings

Quick thoughts about the work required to make all day meetings run smoothly:
Suitable space with enough seating (and reasonable chairs!)Turn...

Summer SQL Server & Database Events In and Around NY

Summer SQL Server & Database Events In and Around NY-

Happy May everyone! 
Hope those April showers will bring us May flowers! ...

Stupid T-SQL Tricks – Part 1: Logarithms

Not just for math geeks, logarithms and their inverse functions (the exponentials) can have useful and often unexpected capabilities in...