Implementing a custom sort
Rob Farley discusses some solutions and gotchas for implementing a custom sort using ORDER BY in T-SQL queries.
Share the Interesting Work
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at how we might divvy up our workload in a company.
How to Start Big Data with Apache Spark
It is worth getting familiar with Apache Spark because it a fast and general engine for large-scale data processing and you can use you existing SQL skills to get going with analysis of the type and volume of semi-structured data that would be awkward for a relational database. With an IDE such as Databricks you can very quickly get hands-on experience with an interesting technology.
How to resolve SSIS access denied error in SQL Server Management Studio
Receiving an access denied error message when trying to connect to a remote instance of SSIS from SSMS? Sadequl Hussain provides the solution.
Held Hostage by the Database
Does your database development process prevent changes in your software? You shouldn't be held hostage by your database.
Stairway to U-SQL Level 11: Stored Procedures
To finish off our look at the core database objects, we inspect how the venerable stored procedure works in U-SQL.
More Power BI to your Elbow
Power BI Desktop continues to evolve. There have been many improvements to the reporting side that together make it easier to get from the data to the visualisation as quickly as possible. You can now create line charts that let users drill down into hierarchical data. There are now ways of adding dynamic reference lines to a visualization that provide users with relevant reference points. Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to combine these features to great effect.
Exporting Data from JSON to CSV with SSIS
The following tutorial will show how to export JSON data to a CSV file using SSIS
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Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
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Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
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I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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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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