My first SQL 2016 bug

A little while back SQL Server 2016 CTP2 was announced and I have spent some time playing with it (read: spent...

Demystifying Power BI – slidedeck

ITPROceed has come to an end and what a great event it was. Kudos to the organizers and all the...

SQL 2016 Preview has been released!

For those who haven’t noticed already:
SQL Server 2016 CTP2 (or Preview as some call it) has just been released!

This means...

Speaking at ITPROceed 2015

This year I have the opportunity again to speak at ITPROceed, the biggest (Microsoft-related) conference in Belgium for the IT...

Overview of Published Articles – 2015Q1

Here is an overview of the articles I published in the first quarter of 2015.
INTENSE SCHOOL
MCSE Prep: Overview of T-SQL Windowing...

Overview of the data visualization books by Stephen Few

I recently finished the book Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis by Stephen Few of Perceptual...

The shaky bug in SSIS

You may or may not have noticed it after installing SQL Server 2012: the designer interface in Visual Studio 2010/2012...

Small presenter tip: changing display mode automatically after presenter view

This morning Adam Machanic (blog | twitter) asked the following question on Twitter:
Anyone know if it's possible to configure PowerPoint 2013...

Solving a slow running query issue with UNION

That’s right! I will solve a performance issue by adding a UNION into the query. Interested? Read on!
I recently encountered...

T-SQL Tuesday #63: How do you manage security

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Kenneth Fisher (blog | twitter) and its subject is about security.
Security is one of...