Identifying Customer Buying Pattern in Power BI - Part 2
In this article, we develop the Power BI DAX formula for basket analysis. It is the technique used in retail industry for market based analysis.
Multiple Display Productivity
How many monitors do you need? Steve notes that having multiple ones seems to be a standard these days for tech workers. Do more make you more productive? Answer the poll today.
Database Subsetting and Data Extraction
Let’s start by defining a subset and why you would require a data subset? When dealing with the development, testing and releasing of new versions of an existing production database, developers like to use their existing production data.
Are IT Certifications Still Relevant?
Steve talks about certifications today, after watching a video that showcases the benefits of why they are good for your career.
Stairway to SQL Server Security Level 7: Security Across Databases with Cross-Database Ownership Chaining
Sometimes you need to reach outside a database and access data and objects from multiple databases, which raises some security issues and increases the complexity of data access. In this stairway level, you’ll learn about cross-database ownership chaining so that you can reach across database boundaries securely.
SQL Server Filtered Index Essentials Guide
Learn about using filtered indexes for SQL Server tables and some of the potential issues you might be faced with when using a filtered index.
Ingest and Retrieve data from an ADX Cluster Using Python
Learn how to query data in Azure Data Explorer using Python.
The DBAccountant
Are DBAs going to be responsible for financial accounting for cloud resources as a part of their job? Steve has a few thoughts today.
Snake draft sorting in SQL Server, part 2
In my previous post, I showed how to borrow a snake draft concept from fantasy football, or a packing technique from the shipping industry, to distribute different portions of a workload to run in parallel.
Take Care
The world seems to be proceeding through some stuff at the moment. IT and our industry as a whole, equally seems to be going through some stuff. As such, allow this oldster to offer some advice: Take care of yourself. I know, I'm the same, you may have responsibilities for others. You need to take […]
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In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
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Leading Through the Noise: Harnessing Data in the Age of Digital Overload
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A New Word: Anderance
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anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
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taking the rcsi dive
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Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022
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Minimum Change Tracking Retention
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Question of the Day
Minimum Change Tracking Retention
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=xxx);What is the minimum amount of time I can set? See possible answers