SSIS – Error while deploying package The locale identifier (LCID) is not supported by SQL Server
A quick blog post about an issue I encountered today. I tried deploying a simple SSIS project to my local...
2017-08-08
3,508 reads
Koen Verbeeck
Webinar – Supercharge Your SQL Server Data Warehouse with Columnstore Indexes
I have the pleasure to announce I’ll deliver a webcast for MSSQLTips.com at the August 24th of 2017. The webinar...
2017-08-07
283 reads
The times they are ae-changing
I have been quite on this blog for a couple of weeks now, and there are a couple of reasons...
2017-08-03
369 reads
Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science – Continued
A couple of weeks back I blogged about my progress in the “Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science” curriculum. I’ve...
2017-06-27 (first published: 2017-06-19)
2,858 reads
Where’s the Trend Line in Power BI Desktop?
A quick blog post on finding where the trend line is hiding in Power BI Desktop. Docs will state it...
2017-06-20 (first published: 2017-06-13)
10,585 reads
Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science – The Road So Far
I’ve currently been participating in the Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science. It’s an online curriculum of MOOCs (Massive Open...
2017-05-26
1,356 reads
Power BI Announcements Summary
It was a crazy week for Power BI. There were quite a lot of announcements, so I’ll try to wrap...
2017-05-05
1,375 reads
Book Review – The Truthful Art
I’m participating in the #vizBookClub, a great idea by the data visualization community. In short, we read a book about...
2017-04-28 (first published: 2017-04-21)
1,271 reads
PASS BA Marathon – Spring Edition Q&A
The PASS BA Marathon Spring Edition was quite a success. A lot of people tuned in (over 400), the webinar...
2017-04-19
748 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 89 – Roundup
I asked the SQL Server community to write about their experience/opinion about the changing world we live in and how...
2017-04-18
418 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers