Running Queries Across Many SQL Server Databases
A challenge that reappears periodically in the world of databases (especially database management) is the need to run code on a subset of databases and to do so in a nuanced manner.
A Season of Reflection
As I think about heading into the fall conference season (and seeing so many familiar faces!!), I realize that I'm going to be asking myself a set of familiar questions. Who am I? What skills do I need to improve on in the coming year? Who do I look up to in the community and […]
Export and Import SSISDB in just a few clicks
In this article, I will describe how to export and import SSISDB using SSIS Catalog Migration Wizard in just a few clicks.
Looking Forward to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023
Steve takes a moment to think ahead to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023 and what he's looking forward to at the event.
Setting up Drill Through in the New Power BI Report User Interface
In this article, learn how to implement drill-through in Power BI reports using the new user interface.
Working around schema drift in SQL Server
At Stack Overflow, our environment has multiple implementations of a largely – but not 100% – identical schema. (By “schema,” I mostly mean the set of tables within a database.) I sometimes need to retrieve or update data across a large number of sites. Let’s say, pulling or removing information from the Users table, and related tables, across all of our databases.
Stairway to DAX and Power BI Level 25: Time Intelligence – Dates Functions: The DAX CLOSINGBALANCE*() Functions
Business Intelligence Architect, Analysis Services Maestro, and author Bill Pearson introduces three similar DAX Time Intelligence functions related to Date: CLOSINGBALANCEMONTH(), CLOSINGBALANCEQUARTER(), and CLOSINGBALANCEYEAR(). He discusses the syntax, uses and operation of each function, and then provides hands-on exposure to it in Power BI.
The IT Jobs AI Can't Do
This was a provocative title: 6 ITOps Skills That Will Never Be Automated. In a time when AI use is growing quickly and many people fear for their jobs, it's nice to see someone writing about areas that AI will struggle to handle. Ironically, lots of these articles are written by writers without much technical […]
Let’s talk about Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Gobbledegook
I use Chat-GPT occasionally, instead of Google, to get answers to technical questions. However, I regard Chat-GPT as an indiscriminate conveyor of existing information, not artificial intelligence.
How to export data to SQL Server using Bard (Google chatbot)
See how well the Bard AI does with moving data into SQL Server.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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