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
1,702 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
819 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
386 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
563 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
808 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
1,296 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)
2,235 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
321 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)
2,235 reads
Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
Forums
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...