Back with a new focus
First let me say wow can’t believe that it has been almost 3 years since I have blogged. The last few years my career have been focused on transitioning...
2019-05-19
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Another SQL Geek
SQL 2016 SSIS new feature AutoAdjustBufferSize
If you have not already seen in the What’s New in Integration Services list there is a new property for...
2016-07-21
1,745 reads
Use PowerShell to automate your Azure DB creation
Why create your databases manually if you don’t have to? If there is one thing that I hate to do...
2016-07-20
845 reads
Update to Date and Time Dimensions
Wanted to just post my latest versions of my Date and Time Dimension scripts. It has been a couple years...
2016-05-09
394 reads
Power BI Embedded is here
The announcement of Power BI Embedded came last week during Microsoft’s Build Conference and now enables software vendors or anyone...
2016-04-05
571 reads
SQL Developer Edition is now free!!!
Announced on 3/31/2016 SQL Server Developer Edition is now free and available as a download to all who have signed...
2016-04-01
818 reads
Power BI and Google Analytics
One of the more underused features of Power BI is the Google Analytics data source. Working closely with marketers and...
2016-01-20
1,305 reads
Power BI Export Data
If you missed it last week, Microsoft released a Service Update for Power BI , and a long awaited feature is...
2016-01-22 (first published: 2016-01-13)
2,253 reads
Viewpoints from CES 2016
While I never really enjoy a cross country flight back home my feet are very happy that I am finally...
2016-01-11
329 reads
Be an Expert not an Ehhpert!!!
As we embark on a new year I decided to take a look back at my career within I.T. trying...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
2,240 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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