Power BI Monthly Digest – April 2019
In this month’s Power BI Digest with Manuel Quintana [Blog | Twitter] and I will again guide you through some of our favorite Power BI
2019-04-11
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Creating logins and users in Azure Database
Azure Database is the PaaS solution for SQL Server databases, on a previous post we have discussed how to create one.On this post, I want to show you how...
2019-04-11
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Creating logins and users in Azure Database
Azure Database is the PaaS solution for SQL Server databases, on a previous post we have discussed how to create one.On this post, I want to show you how...
2019-04-11
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Can SQL Ids be used on an instance with Windows Authentication only?
tl;dr; Yes, but. It’s generally considered more secure to have your SQL Server instance set to Windows Authentication and not ... Continue reading
2019-04-24 (first published: 2019-04-11)
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Storytelling Without Data?
There are many great resources out there for data visualization. Some of my favorite data viz people are Storytelling With Data (b|t), Alberto Cairo (b|t), and Andy Kirk (b|t)....
2019-04-23 (first published: 2019-04-11)
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Tuning Azure SQL Elastic Pools
The below image is a beautiful picture, now it could be worse. The red line and the green line could peak at the same time and for a very...
2019-04-11
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Testing as another user–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is one of those things I do...
2019-04-24 (first published: 2019-04-10)
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Using a home-grown Azure Blob Storage solution for SQL Server backups
I’m here for the small organizations, the shops that can’t afford expensive solutions to maintain their environments. I’m here for them because that’s me: the one-person consultancy. I’ve built...
2019-04-10
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SSIS and Data Quality Webcast
On Thursday the 2nd of May, I’ll be giving a webcast for MSSQLTips.com about data quality and SSIS. The abstract: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) has been around for...
2019-04-10
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Database Recovery Monitoring with XE
Database recovery (crash recovery) is a nerve wrenching situation under the wrong conditions. It can be as bad as a root canal and just as necessary to endure that...
2019-04-10
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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