DevOps 101 webinar: The role of Automation
Join Grant Fritchey to discover how automating your database deployments enables you to speed up software delivery with repeatable processes that stop your database being the bottleneck.
Python Try Except Code Samples
In this article we look at how to use exception handling when writing Python scripts along with many different examples using try, except, else and finally clause.
Onboarding Remote Employees
The pandemic has meant a lot of people started new jobs remotely. Steve has a few thoughts on this process.
Stairway to SSAS Tabular Level 9: Security and Roles
In the ninth level of this stairway, learn how to add security to the tabular model.
2021 Session video library available
Want to get a flavor of the type of quality training sessions offered at PASS Data Community Summit? Dive into the full video library from Summit 2021 of over 250 sessions. Take your pick from sessions covering the following themes, Reach for the Clouds, Level Up and Back to Basics, presented by top data experts from around the world.
How to run Kubernetes clusters locally on Windows
Kubernetes production clusters are typically run on cloud platforms. However, running and deploying Kubernetes applications on cloud platforms such as Google Kubernetes Engine is costly. These high costs can restrict the Kubernetes learning process for beginners. However, running Kubernetes clusters locally helps you efficiently test applications without disrupting the production environment or paying for cloud services.
Better Communication of Information
Learning to better display the information contained in our data is a skill. Steve has a few thoughts today on learning to improve this for himself.
Power BI Report Builder Expressions - Build In Fields and Functions
This article continues looking at various expressions that are available in the Report Builder. We cover some build in functions as well as various logical operators.
10 Benefits of Database Monitoring for Business Leaders [Video]
A third-party database monitoring tool is an investment that drives enormous value for the bottom line of your business in ten key ways. Here's how a tool like Redgate SQL Monitor can save you money, time and assist with security and compliance concerns.
Automating Flyway Development Chores using Database Diagrams
If you can generate a quick Entity-Relationship diagram for any version of a database, you'll have a simple way to 'sanity check' it for unreferenced tables, missing keys and other design flaws. This article shows how to auto-generate these diagrams when running a migration, using Flyway Teams and PowerShell.
Blogs
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
Forums
DB Design Methods
I've read a few posts regarding what we use to design DB models and...
Auto Update Statistics not triggering on filtered indexes
I've got a table with 186,703,969 rows, about 300GB of data. There are several...
What is the difference between SQL Server and SQL Database?
I created a SQL Database in Azure Portal but I've just noticed it also...
Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers