Introduction to DAX for paginated reports
SSRS reports can be built using DAX. In this article, Adam Aspin explains how to get started using DAX to build the reports.
Stairway to SQL PowerShell Level 10: Getting data in and out of SQL Server using SQL Server PowerShell
In this level we will look at ways of getting data into and out of SQL Server. We will specifically look at the Database object and a cmdlet Invoke-Sqlcmd or Invoke-SqlCmd2. To get data in, we are going to leverage a PowerShell script that uses SMO to put data into a predefined table in SQL Server.
Worse Before Better
We need to approach software development with a balance of making things better, and ensuring they work.
Create a SQL Server PolyBase Scale-out Group Using Amazon Web Services
In this article we look at how to create a scale-out SQL Server PolyBase solution on AWS
How a monitoring tool benefits the entire organization
Redgate estimate that the savings realized with a monitoring tool could be well over $85,000 / year*. Does your organization understand how a monitoring tool can impact almost every department?
Access All Your Data in Google Data Studio with CData Connect Cloud
Google Data Studio helps you create comprehensive reports and data visualizations. When combined with CData Connect Cloud, you get instant, cloud-to-cloud access to data from supported SaaS, Big Data and NoSQL sources for visualizations, dashboards, and more. CData Connect Cloud provides a live cloud-to-cloud interface for all your data, making it easy to build reports from […]
Azure Data Studio - A SandDance demo
Learn how you can get better charting in Azure Data Studio with SandDance.
Dry Runs for Database Migrations using Flyway Teams
How Dry Run scripts work, and how they can be used to deliver a single-script release artifact to Staging, verify placeholder substitutions in SQL migration scripts, and simply team code reviews.
Using SQL Server sequence objects
SQL Server sequence objects have several properties that control how they behave. Greg Larson explains the options of using SQL Server sequence objects.
Blogs
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A New Word: Fawtle
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Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers