The open source Barcode Image Generation Library enables insertion of twenty-seven different types of linear barcode symbols into SSRS reports without the use of barcode fonts.

November Data Platform Releases

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

At the PASS Summit, there are a few announcements of changes to the data platform.

Testing PowerShell Modules with Pester

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SimpleTalk

Pester

In the third article of this series on testing PowerShell code with Pester, Robert Cain demonstrates how to test the functions in a PowerShell module.

Data Breach Danger

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Is a data breach a danger to those identified in the data. A court says no, but Steve Jones wonders if this is a bad decision.

Unused Indexes - Are they really unused or have they just not been used YET?

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Brent Ozar Blog

Indexing

Tara explains when index DMVs gets reset by telling a story from her dark past.

The Cost of Switching

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

With so many companies looking at other platforms, when should an organization consider changing their database? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.

T-SQL Decommenter Part I

by Toby Ovod-Everett

SQLServerCentral.com

T-SQL

Introduction to a T-SQL query that remove comments from T-SQL code

Azure EA Financial Reporting and Granular Access to Data Through the Enterprise

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SimpleTalk

Azure

With the billing data from your Azure Enterprise Agreement collected into one database, it is still necessary to break down the costs and provide access to the correct departments and individuals. This is important for chargeback and further analysis. In this article, Feodor Georgiev demonstrates how to provide granular access to the billing data.