How to Install SSIS in Visual Studio 2019
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Why Standards are Important
Throughout my career I have seen arguments as to which IT standard in a particular area, is the […]
Influencing a Local AI
I set up a local AI LLM to run and then conducted some experiments. This post shows a […]
Demystifying Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Delivery Part 3 – Real ...
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Vector DB implementation using FAISS
Searching for relevant information in vast repositories of unstructured text can be a challenge. This article explains a […]
How to Avoid Incorrect Results When Using T-SQL Trigonometric Functions ...
Introduction When working with T-SQL trigonometric functions in SQL Server, it’s important to be aware of potential pitfalls […]
Partitioning Data in Microsoft Fabric to Improve Performance for Lakehouses, ...
The post Partitioning Data in Microsoft Fabric to Improve Performance for Lakehouses, Warehouses, and Pipelines appeared first on […]
Resolving Access Denied Errors During SQL Server Database Attachment
Introduction Database administrators regularly detach and attach databases as part of their daily tasks. During this process, they […]
Comparing Groups for Similarities in Power Query – Using Cosine ...
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SQL Server OPTION RECOMPILE for Simple Queries
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How to Load a Fabric Warehouse: Data Engineering with Fabric
The data warehouse in Microsoft Fabric was re-written to use OneLake storage. This means each and every table […]
Data Documents and Common Sense
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Why you should avoid Implicit Measures in your Power BI ...
Everyone who has dabbled around with Power BI knows probably the concept of measures (if not, here’s a […]
Improved RCSI Ghost Cleanup in SQL Server 2022
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Leveraging the “STUFF” Function for Enhanced Data Representation and String ...
Abstract In the realm of data management and business intelligence, effective data representation becomes crucial for deriving actionable […]
GUID in SQL Server
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How to Attach and Detach Databases in SQL Server
Introduction Managing databases in SQL Server requires a solid understanding of various methods for transferring and maintaining data. […]
SQL Server Forced Plans Overwite the Query Hash
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How to Repair Corrupt MySQL Tables
In the modern world, the companies are not solely dependent on a specific database server platform. There are […]
Convert Excel Workbooks to CSV with Microsoft Fabric
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Attaching an SQL Server database without Transaction Log Files through ...
Introduction In SQL Server, the transaction log file is essential for keeping your database reliable and durable. It […]
Connecting Streamlit to Upload Data to Snowflake
Introduction We often see and think of reporting as visualizing the already available data from a database and […]
Data Warehouse Considerations – SCD Type 2 vs Overwrite Dimension ...
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The ROI of SQL Prompt
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Why a Self-Join Requires Halloween Protection
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Save the date for PASS Summit 2025!
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Feed SQL Server logs into SIEM
We sometimes complain that the Security Operations Center (SOC) doesn’t spot cyber-attacks on time, but maybe we’re not […]
Build a Streaming Data Architecture with Apache Kafka and Zookeeper
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PASS Summit is going on tour in 2025!
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Getting Started with the Data API Builder
Earlier this year I had a PM at Microsoft reach out and ask me what I thought about […]
Aggregate Functions in Power BI including Running Total, Running Average ...
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Virtualizing GCP data by using Fabric Shortcuts: Data Engineering with ...
Before the invention of shortcuts in Microsoft Fabric, big data engineers had to create pipelines to read data […]
The Paradox of NOLOCK: How Dirty Reads Can Sometimes Be ...
Every SQL Server developer has heard it: « Don’t use NOLOCK in production! » But this common rule isn’t as […]
Calculate a Moving Average with T-SQL Windowing Functions
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JSON in PostgreSQL
Overview In this article, we will learn about JSON datatypes, functions, operators in PostgreSQL and how to use […]
An introduction to Terraform
My first exposure to Terraform was when I started to work with data in the AWS cloud. As […]
SQL IS NULL and SQL IS NOT NULL Examples
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Execute Stored Procedures in the Microsoft GraphQL API
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Simplify Data Loading with Fivetran (HVR): Data Engineering with Fabric
Many companies have technical debt which consists of applications and/or databases that are no longer in support or […]
A First Look at SSMS 21
This isn’t really a first look, per se. I’ve seen Erin Stellato present on this a few times […]
Announcing SQL Server 2025
This week we have announced SQL Server 2025 now available in private preview. SQL Server 2025 is an […]
How to Develop Custom T-SQL Code Snippets in Azure Data ...
To get started, follow these steps to find and use the default snippets in Azure Data Studio. In […]
Microsoft SQL announcements at PASS Data Community Summit 2024
It was an amazing week at the PASS Data Community Summit 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Microsoft made several […]
Explore Pandas in Python to Analyze and Manipulate Tabular Data
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Making Temporal Databases Work, Part 3: Saving Data
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Ingesting Data From REST API endpoints: Data Engineering with Fabric
Representational State Transfer (REST) is a software architectural design that has been employed throughout the software industry to create stateless web […]
Relationships with Microsoft Fabric GraphQL API
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A Tidy Database is a Fast Database: Why Index Management ...
Everyone knows that indexes make databases faster, well not everyone as I once came across a team that […]
Step by step guide to setup PostgreSQL on Docker
Introduction PostgreSQL is a powerful open-source relational database management system with robust features for handling large datasets and […]
What’s In Your Development Database? The Answer: Production Data
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