Six Things to Monitor with PostgreSQL

This article describes six performance metrics that ought to be central to your PostgreSQL monitoring strategy. By using a tool like SQL Monitor to track these metrics over time, and establish baselines for them, you'll be able to spot resource pressure or performance issues immediately, quickly diagnose the cause, and prevent them becoming problems that affect users.

Keep your Resume Reasonable

The other day, I was in a Twitter discussion interviewing people for technical positions. This reminded me of one of my favorite things to do in interviews… reading the list of qualifications/skills and asking questions about its contents. If you put it on the resume, I assume you know something about it and are willing […]

HIPPO vs. Data

Are you really data driven or HIPPO driven? Steve has a few thoughts today.

Using Power BI to Analyze My Travels

As a data professional, I have some fun with data in my life. I like numbers, and I like tracking things. I've written posts about my year in numbers, and recently noted the states I've visited. Like many of you, I've sometimes used this data to practice a skill, maybe learn to ETL or query […]

PostgreSQL 101: The journey towards PostgreSQL - tips and lessons from Grant Fritchey

Want to hear someone else’s experience of learning PostgreSQL from scratch? Then look no further.

Grant Fritchey, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, started working with SQL Server in 1995 but more recently has needed to support and understand PostgreSQL. In this webinar, he will go on a deeper dive into the PostgreSQL database and will share top tips from his own learning journey.

Join us on July 25th

Sample Use Case for Using SQLCMD Utility Batch Files

In this article, we look at a sample use case of how you can create SQLCMD batch files that can be interactive and reused in different SQL Server environments.

Let Your Data Do the Talking with PowerPoint Plus Power BI

What is this about This article will be about Power BI and PowerPoint collaborating. Both tools are well-known to anyone, particularly to those who are presenting data, charts and visualizations. Without a doubt, these are powerful tools for communicating and visually transmitting information. We can use them to hand over complex information in a simple, […]

The Value of Doing Something

Steve recommends tackling some project to help you continue to grow.

PASS Data Community Summit

Keynote speakers for Summit 2023 have been announced! Who will you go see on the main stage? If you’re not already on the mailing list, sign up now and be the first to know all Summit 2023 updates.

Using Virtual Network Data Gateways to Secure Access to Azure SQL in Power BI

Power BI and Azure are two related services, but with a considerable independence between them. Power BI share the Azure Tenant for security management, but in relation to networking, they are in completely different environments.