Using Power BI and SSRS for visualizing SQL Server and R data (Part 4)
Using R with Power BI, SSRS or RTVS for easier data visualization
Why Redgate is Running a Database Development Disasters Contest?
Kendra Little explains why Redgate would like to hear your stories of how the database has been left behind.
Google's Expensive Confusing Rules
Google was recently fined for GDPR violations. Steve wonders if their confusing documentation and tools are the problem.
SQL Server Perfmon counters that are still interesting in 2019
Years ago, my first go-to tool for performance tuning was Performance Monitor: it was available everywhere, worked in all versions, and gave me a lot of useful information without paying for a monitoring tool. Since then, I’ve moved on – wait stats are a much better starting point – but there are still 3 good Perfmon counters that I rely on.
Hard Drive Reliability
Backblaze releases their new hard drive stats and there are some interesting items in the report.
Using Computed Columns
Although computed columns are from the beginning of SQL Server, not everyone knows how to use them. This article will help you better understand how it works.
Infrastructure Planning for a SQL Server Data Warehouse
In this tip we look at some things you should think about when planning for a SQL Server data warehouse.
A Capital Error
It's not the zero'th time Phil Factor has complained about the madness of a binary collation.
DR Prep Can Miss the Little Things
A minor disaster for Steve reveals some cracks in his pre-DR planning.
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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