Microsoft Fights Back
Microsoft fights back against hackers after a recent vulnerability in a management framework.
Dynamic Power BI Slicer Using DAX Logic
Learn how to create dynamic data slicers in Power BI with this step by step example to show how this can be done.
Getting your SQL Server Development Data in Three Easy Steps
Phil Factor takes a staged approach to generating development data, creating one project that simply copies data from an existing database, another that copies most data but generates any personal or sensitive data, and a third that starts from 'anonymized' data and then generates other columns entirely and increase the number of rows for testing.
Exploring Facts About SQL Server Tables: Stairway to Exploring Database Metadata Level 5
Now that we've explored, in preceding levels, some of the information that is available about indexes, triggers, keys and distribution statistics, we can concentrate on the tables themselves and their columns.
SQL Server 2012 Build List
A list of the builds of SQL Server 2012. Updated with CU16 for SP2 and CU8 for SP3.
How to Resolve Merge Conflicts in Git for SSIS Projects
In this part of the tip, we'll show you how to simulate a merge conflict when using Git for an Integration Services project.
Optimize SQL Server estate monitoring with Redgate's SQL Monitor
How can we balance our need to monitor SQL Server performance and operational processes across hundreds of SQL Servers, but also save time by focusing on the highest priority issues?
Analyze Azure Cosmos DB data using Synapse Link and Power BI
Introduction In my last article, Using Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB , I discussed creating the Synapse Link to query data present in Azure Cosmos DB from my Synapse workspace. Here, I will create a new database in the serverless SQL pool and create views based on the Cosmos DB JSON files. Then, I will […]
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Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
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How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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