Stairway to SSAS Tabular Level 3: Creating a Tabular Project
This article shows you how to create an Analysis Services Tabular Model project, import data from World Wide Importers database, create a measure and analyze in Excel.
What’s In Your Development Database? The Answer: Production Data
Are your developers working with live production data, completely made-up synthetic data, or something in between? I posted a poll here on the blog and on a few of my social media feeds, and here were the results:
Idempotent
There are all sorts of coding practices that produce better code. Steve Jones talks about one today.
Your Personal ChatGPT Tutorial
This tutorial will show how to use an AI model with Python to respond to queries.
Creating Views in MongoDB
Like many relational database systems, MongoDB supports the use of views. A view is a read-only object in a MongoDB
Live webinar - Prioritizing security: Essential strategies for IT leaders
In today's rapidly evolving landscape, managing the security of large and complex database estates is a critical challenge for organizations. Join us for a webinar on Nov 21 covering “Prioritizing security: Essential strategies for IT leaders,” where Redgate’s security experts will share their tips on how you can safeguard your database estate and minimize reputational risk. There will also be a Q&A session where you can get expert advice from our panelists.
PASS Summit Time
As the Simple Talk Editor, I have had the privilege of attending numerous conferences these past few years, and all of them have been somewhere between great and amazing. Still, there is something a bit more special about the PASS Summit. Even before I started this position, I have been to the PASS Summit events […]
A Guide to SQL Security in Django
If you encounter Django in your environment, are you thinking about SQL Injection and security? If not, read this article and learn how to protect your data.
I Need a CS Degree. I Don't Need a CS Degree
Steve has a few thoughts on how valuable education can be in your career.
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Data Modeling with dbt for Visual Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Data Modeling with dbt for Visual Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
Using OPENJSON
I have some data in a table that looks like this:
BeerID BeerName brewer beerdescription 1 Becks Interbrew Beck's is a German-style pilsner beer 2 Fat Tire New Belgium Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. 3 Mac n Jacks Mac & Jack's Brewery This beer erupts with a floral, hoppy taste 4 Alaskan Amber Alaskan Brewing Alaskan Brewing Amber Ale is an "alt" style beer 8 Kirin Kirin Brewing Kirin Ichiban is a Lager-type beerIf I run this, what is returned?
select t1.key
from openjson((select t.* FROM Beer AS t for json path)) t1 See possible answers