2016-12-07
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Articles
Cloning a SQL Server Login with all permissions using PowerShell
Cloning a SQL Server login with permissions that match another login is a common task. In this post, Jeffrey Yao shows how this an be done using PowerShell.
2016-12-07
4,030 reads
SQLBits 2017
SQLBits 2017 has been announced. The conference will take place on April 5-8, 2017 in Telford, UK.
2016-12-07
3,101 reads
Non-Numeric Measures in DAX
Enhance the functionality of your SSAS Tabular and PowerBI output, by understanding HOW-, WHY- and WHEN to leverage the power of DAX to create text, date or Boolean measures.
2016-12-06
10,711 reads
Azure SQL Database - Authenticating Application Access by Using Azure AD Tokens
Learn how to leverage Azure Active Directory when connecting to Azure SQL Database from applications or services in a non-interactive manner, by relying on token-based authentication.
2016-12-06
4,560 reads
2016-12-05
12,311 reads
Representing Hierarchical Data for Mere Mortals
Why is it that we use XML, but with so little enthusiasm when it does so much, and is so feature-rich? Phil Factor argues that there are better ways of doing it, more complete than JSON, but easier to read than XML. To try to convince you, he gives a set of flying demos, using PowerShell and his PSYaml module, to illustrate how YAML can let you work faster, and more accurately.
2016-12-05
3,583 reads
Hadoop For SQL Folks: Architecture, MapReduce and Powering IoT
As the de-facto big data processing and analytics engine, the Hadoop ecosystem is also leading the way in powering Internet of Things (IOT)
2016-12-02 (first published: 2015-08-06)
12,468 reads
4 Keys to a Clean Angular Implementation
Can there be true separation of concerns with MVC? Not entirely, especially when Angular's templates allow you to so much flexibility; but there is a great deal to be gained from following guidelines to ensure that all business logic is performed in the code-behind as directed by the controller or its delegate, and that all operations on the model are done in the controller: Michael Sorens explains the four essential guidelines for an easily-maintained system.
2016-12-02
5,624 reads
How to download a file from internet using SSIS
In this example, we will show how to download a file from internet using SSIS.
2016-12-01
12,167 reads
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
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Did You Really Name That Default?
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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CMS server query & temp tables
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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