A tour of the Execute Package Task
Introduces modular programming with the Execute Package task, and shows bi-directional parameter passing.
MDX (MultiDimensional Expressions) in 148 minutes
If you want to understand the fundamentals of MDX in less than 3 hours - this article can be helpful.
Using Azure Data Studio with TFVC
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is a lightweight IDE built on Visual Studio Code. I've written a few articles on how ADS works, shown here: Getting Started with Azure Data Studio Getting Comfortable Writing Code in Azure Data Studio Using Notebooks in Azure Data Studio Using Azure Data Studio with TFVC Using Azure Data Studio with […]
Microsoft SQL Server: Current Identify Column Value in a Table
Learn how to find the current identify column value in your Microsoft SQL Server tables.
Really Important Software
Software often controls hardware, which can make it the critical part of a system. That's something we should be learning from the Boeing 737-Max crashes.
Writing R Code in SQL Server - Level 3 of the Stairway to Machine Learning Services
In this level, learn about how to get the tools needing for coding in R and how to execute some code that connects to SQL Server.
Enable SQL Server Agent Mail Profile
Learn how to configure SQL Server Agent to allow emails to be sent for job notifications and alerts.
The BI Journey: The Expert’s Advice – Part 2
A BI project should return value to the company quickly, not only after months or even years of work. In this article by Gogula Aryalingam, Ruthie, the intern, determines which items from her manager's requirements she can complete before the big meeting. She continues working on her semantic model by including a Date table, the star schema, measures, formatting, and more.
The Blast Radius of a database
Phil Factor feels that the database gets the short shrift in any outage - it's time to stop saying "the database has gone down" and time to start thinking about the resilience of the entire system.
The Difference Between Rollup and Cube
Learn about the fundamental differences between the ROLLUP and CUBE operators.
Blogs
VPN + SQL Server Connections: Why Long-Working Setups Suddenly Fail with Msg 10054 and “Connection Broken”
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Free Webinar about Columnstore Indexes
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SSoL Support on the OS
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