Using PowerShell to Build your Azure VM Environment
In a previous post I wrote about Using a Hyper-V VHD in an Azure VM. Today I’d like to show...
2014-06-23
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Setting up Automation in Azure
As I’ve started digging deeper into using Azure the need to automate tasks (turn off all VMs, turn on all...
2014-06-19 (first published: 2014-06-18)
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Using a Hyper-V VHD in an Azure VM
I’m in the process of moving some my lab environments that I use for teaching SQL Server classes to Azure....
2014-06-06
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Power Pivot as the Core to your Power BI Solution
I’ve noticed a recent trend with many presentations and articles on Power BI and Excel functionality. Many of these presentations...
2014-06-03
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Power Query to HDFS – Remote Name Could Not Be Resolved
I wanted to share a quick resolution I had to a problem with connecting Power Query to data stored in...
2014-05-09 (first published: 2014-05-02)
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Creating Power Map Reporting Solutions Recording and Q&A
I hope you were able to attend my free webinar on Creating Power Map Reporting Solutions on April 17 2014. If you...
2014-04-18
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Bringing Power BI Q&A to your Organization Recording and Q&A
I hope you were able to attend my free webinar on Bringing Power BI Q&A to your Organization on April 15...
2014-04-17
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Introduction to Power BI Recording and Q&A
I hope you were able to attend my free webinar on Understanding Microsoft Self-Service BI on March 13, 2014. If...
2014-03-14
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Upcoming Webinar – Bringing Power BI Q&A to your Organization
Come join me for this webinar on 4/15/2014 at 11:00 AM EST
Bringing Power BI Q&A to your Organization
Q&A is an...
2014-03-13
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Upcoming Webinar – Creating Power Map Reporting Solutions
Come join me for this webinar on 4/17/2014 at 11:00 AM EST
Creating Power Map Reporting Solutions
Excel 2013 with Office 365...
2014-03-13
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers