ASF 021: Guy in a Cube interview (part 1)
Introduction Guy in a Cube is all about helping you master business analytics on the Microsoft Business analytics stack to allow you to drive business growth. They are just...
2019-04-26
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Azure Player Blog
ASF 021 video invitation (Star Wars Theme)
Since now, we will not keep our guests in secret. We want you to be prepared and wait if you’re interested in. First time 2 vs 2 in #AskSQLFamily...
2019-05-01 (first published: 2019-04-19)
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Last Week Reading (2019-03-24)
OMG! My brain almost blew up. All because of MVP Summit I’ve just returned from. Obviously (due to NDA), I can’t tell you what I’ve seen and found out,...
2019-03-25
2 reads
ASF 020 video invitation
New podcast’s episode is coming (next Friday) and in the meantime, take a look you can watch that episode’s trailer....
2019-03-23
385 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-17)
Hi there! I’m in Bellevue, WA today when finishing this post. My first MVP Summit and the second trip to...
2019-03-17
364 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-10)
Databricks-Connect – FINALLY! Do write your code in VS Code and run it remotely on Azure Databricks cluster. Automatically validate E-mail...
2019-03-11
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Tokenization of database project in SSDT
SSDT project has something we call Variables. On the Internet (posts, forums) they also are known as placeholders or tokens,...
2019-03-06
383 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-03)
Hey everyone! I was very busy at the SQLBits conference last week, but it did not stop me to prepare...
2019-03-03
304 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-02-24)
Hello folks! This time quick review about Kubernetes, containers, automatic deployment of Data Factory and few things about Power BI....
2019-02-25
155 reads
ASF 019: Simon Whiteley interview
As Chief Cloud Architect with Adatis Consulting, Simon Whiteley has been working with the Microsoft BI Stack for a decade,...
2019-02-22
146 reads
Blogs
How to find free space in Azure PosgreSQL
I wanted to figure out how big (or approximately how big) my dump file...
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
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Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers