How to Slice Data by Fiscal Month using DAX for Power BI Reports
In this article, learn how to set the current fiscal month identity in a calendar table using DAX for Power BI when dealing with fiscal periods.
It's Time to Play
Writing editorials every few weeks for a technical mailing list has been one of the more challenging responsibilities in my (nearly) two years with Redgate as an advocate working with Steve, Grant, and Louis. Each week, it’s interesting for me to see the mix of technical insights and everyday life stuff that each of us […]
How to Delete Large Amounts of Data
As a DBA, we are often tasked with maintenance work on the database. Often this includes making sure that old data is purged from the tables. This is especially true with logging tables. Sometimes multiple applications write to the same logging tables, and they can grow very quickly. Let’s say we have a logging table […]
Trying New Technology
Today Steve has a few thoughts about adopting new technologies and the implications for your organization.
Is it still worth it to sponsor PASS Summit?
Conference planning is underway. Several folks have asked me whether I think the PASS conference is still worth exhibiting. I thought an article would be best to break down my thoughts. I’m in an interesting position, being a marketing leader who also specializes in SQL Server and doesn’t work for Microsoft. I’ve worked directly for several companies in the ecosystem, so I know how difficult reaching the DBA market has been post-pandemic.
Microsoft Fabric: Using Lakehouse data in Real Time Dashboards
Real-Time dashboards are a great feature in Real Time Intelligence experience to monitor our data. However, by default ...
Adding new files to a log-shipped database (SQL Spackle)
Freshly minted MCM Wayne Sheffield fills a log shipping crack that could otherwise cause you to re-initialize your log shipping.
Calculating Elapsed Times (SQL Spackle)
Calculating elapsed time between time values can be an interesting problem that is easily solved even when data anomalies are present.
Display More Than 8000 Characters (SQL Spackle)
SQL Server MVP Jeff Moden shows us a quick and dirty bit of SQL Spackle to display the content of VARCHAR(MAX) and NVARCHAR(MAX).
Blogs
A New Word: Incidental Contact High
By Steve Jones
incidental contact high – n. an innocuous touch by someone just doing their job...
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server and Entra Groups
My company is moving from an Azure PostgreSQL single server to a flexible server....
Take the 2025 State of Database Landscape Survey
By Steve Jones
The survey is out now and you can share your experiences for a chance...
Forums
GIT Configuration and Automated Release for Azure Data Factory
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How to Add a New Shared Disk to a WSFC as a SQL Resource
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Knowing What You Don't Know
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Question of the Day
Am I on Synapse?
How can I tell from T-SQL if I'm connected to SQL Server or Synapse Analyics?
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