Convert UNIX Timestamps to DATE/TIMEs in SQL Server - Part#1
In Unix, a timestamp is a whole number that represents a date and time. Learn how we can convert those correctly in SQL Server.
Tutorial to Create a Power BI Report Using PostgreSQL
Learn how you can use PostgreSQL data in a Power BI report.
What's the Edge Case?
Building software means not only considering the data people expect, but also edge cases. Steve asks if you know what those edge cases are?
Build Your Own SQL Server Central Monitoring Solution with PowerShell
In this article, we look at how to use PowerShell scripts to query all of your SQL Server instances to build your own central monitoring solution.
How monitoring tools can help you excel at your job
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Practical IOT
The use of IoT and lots of data is allowing governments to better serve their citizens.
Losing Skills Because of Automation
When I was younger, it seemed that everyone I worked with in technology knew how to build a computer. Most knew how to work with a BIOS, were comfortable with command lines, and could assemble complex compiler directives into a Make file. Over time, it seems many people, especially Windows and MacOS users, became focused […]
The Art of Data Ingestion - Part 1
Data movement is a fundamental piece of a data engineer’s duties, and recently I’ve been thinking about the art of data movement. What are some of the most important pieces that a data engineer needs to think about when confronted with data ingestion? There is of course data exporting as well, and in that case, […]
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Refresh a Power BI Dataset using Microsoft Power Automate
Learn how to refresh a Power BI dataset by integrating Power Automate into the report.
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers