Power BI to Azure SQL and Google Analytics
In this demo, we will give an introduction from 0 about Power BI and how to connect to Azure SQL Databases and Google Analytics
The Bad Data Shutdown
Not more hacking, but rather a data error in some cars is disturbing to Steve Jones.
3 Built-In Technologies for Centralizing SQL Server Administration
DBAs can be more effective in managing their workload by centralizing their procedures. There are several features of SQL server that can be harnessed to this end: PowerShell is only part of the solution: there is also Central Management Server, Master /Target Agent and the Remote Server Administration Tools. It's time to work out your objectives and pick the most suitable technologies to meet them.
Difference between SQL Server Unique Indexes and Unique Constraints
Uniqueness of values in specific columns can be enforced in a SQL Server table by creating a unique constraint or a unique index on those columns. In this article, Sergey Gigoyan looks at what the differences between the two are, and how SQL Server handles them both.
An example of how networking netted a new job
Today we have a guest editorial as Steve is away on vacation. You often hear about how important it is to network. This is a story of how my network helped me get a new job.
SSIS Design Pattern - Staging Delimited Flat Files
Learn how to use SSIS to load Delimited Flat Files to staging tables.
The cmdlets Are Coming! The cmdlets Are Coming!
A number of new SQL Server PowerShell cmdlets have been released and the Microsoft is asking for feedback on what else you'd like to see.
Mutating Table Error In Oracle: Why It Happens And What You Can Do About It
David Fitzjarrell takes a look at why the mutating table error is thrown, why it's not going to create data problems, and how to possibly fix it.
Execute a data-driven SSRS subscription from SSIS to archive a report
This article demonstrates how to generate and save an SSRS report to a network folder when an SSIS package is executed.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #197 – An impactful session or two from a conference – RECAP
By DataOnWheels
Thanks to everyone who joined the blog party this month. I noticed three themes...
OpenClaw- Agentic Engineering
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This week has training on AI – Cyber security experts – Omar Santos and...
Visualising Vectors in High Dimensional Space
Following on from my previous post on building The Burrito Bot, I want to...
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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