How to Import Data in Power BI Using R
This article shows how you can use an R script to import data into Power BI.
2023-01-23
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The Challenge of Deleting Data
Removing data from your systems isn't as easy as you might think. It is especially important to be aware when you are doing this for compliance.
2023-01-23
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SQL Server Function Examples with JSON Files
This tip drills down on how to process JSON files with SQL Server and demonstrates an approach for extracting key values from JSON nested key-value pairs.
2023-01-23
The Power of Community in Times of Uncertainty
The last two weeks have brought a (seemingly) daily deluge of difficult news in the tech sector. Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon have all had significant layoffs with many friends in the #SQLFamily and data community being impacted. In times of uncertainty and heightened anxiety, it’s essential to have a group you can turn to […]
2023-01-21
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SQL Server point in time recovery
In this article, we look at how to do a point in time restore using TSQL and SSMS to recover a database to a particular point in time.
2023-01-20
Verifying Trees
In this article, Glen Cooper provides code that allows you to process a tree, or undirected graph of data. Lots of hierarchies fall into this category and the ability to process them is valuable in many reporting situations.
2023-01-20
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Dealing with the Bits of a Binary Value in SQL Server
In this article, I want to talk about a topic that you may never need. The only time I have really had need to look at the bits in a byte pattern. In (what is now) ancient versions of SQL Server didn't have such self-describing columns like in its metadata objects like it does now.
2023-01-18
Technical Considerations for Data Ingestion - Part 2
In part 2, we discuss the concepts of structure, tooling, and indexing for your data ingestion pipelines.
2023-01-18
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How to work with web information, maps, and images in Power BI
In this article, you will learn how you can add the map and image visuals to your Power BI report and have them update as you select different data values.
2023-01-16
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How to Find Missing Rows in a Table
When someone says, “Find all the rows that have been deleted,” it’s a lot easier when the table has an Id/Identity column. Let’s take the Stack Overflow Users table:
2023-01-16
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What is the range for the result from the EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY() function in SQL Server 2025?
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