Tips and tricks with DAX table functions in paginated reports
There are several common challenges when creating paginated reports from Power BI datasets. In this article, Adam Aspin explains how to work around several of these issues.
When to Use Zero
Charts and graphs need a scale to be meaningful. When to include zero in your scale is a question that is more complicated than Steve expected.
How to create a table using SQL Server Management Studio
In this article we walk through things you should know to create new tables in SQL Server using the SQL Server Management Studio interface.
ICYMI: Dealing with Database Data and Metadata in Flyway Developments
In case you missed it! Before you get very far with database development you need to be clear about your strategy for handling data. In this article I'll explain some of these issues in general terms, and then demonstrate how you can navigate these problems easily with Flyway.
Basic Git for DBAs: Making Changes in GitHub
In this article, learn how to work with your repo online at GitHub.
Basic Git for DBAs: Managing PowerShell Scripts
This next article in the git series looks at managing powershell code in Git.
Basic Git for DBAs: Merging Code Between Branches
This article will cover a basic set of code merges between different branches.
Basic Git for DBAs: Sharing Files Through GitHub
This is the second article in a series on the basics of using Git. The other articles in the series are: Basic Git for DBAs: Getting Started with Git Basic Git for DBAs: Sharing Files Through GitHub Basic Git for DBAs: the Basics of Branches Basic Git for DBAs: Making Changes in GitHub Basic Git […]
Basic Git for DBAs: the Basics of Branches
Learn what a branch is in git and how you can create these, share them, and begin working with copies of your code.
Basic Git for DBAs: What's a Pull Request?
Steve continues his series on Git for DBAs by looking at code review and pull requests.
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FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
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2025 Wrapped for Steve
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I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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Multiple Escape Characters
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reaching ftp thru winscp but erroring in ssis ftp task connection
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Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers