BI Adam Aspin in BI DAX table functions for paginated reports: Part 1 Several DAX table functions can be used for paginated reports when you want all the data, not a summary. Adam... 21 January 2022 15 min read
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BI Edward Pollack in BI Vertipaq optimization and its impact on columnstore compression Vertipaq optimization is a critical component of the columnstore compression process. Edward Pollack explains how it works and what you... 19 January 2022 21 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server How to replace an identity column with a sequence number SQL Server provides two ways to include an incrementing number in a table. Greg Larsen explains how to replace an... 04 January 2022 16 min read
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BI Adam Aspin in BI How to filter DAX for paginated reports DAX is unlike SQL when filtering. In this article, Adam Aspin demonstrates how to filter DAX for paginated reports.… 17 December 2021 13 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server How to return multiple sequence numbers with sp_sequence_get_range Developers can work with multiple range values at once using sp_sequence_get_range. Greg Larsen explains how to return multiple sequence numbers... 30 November 2021 13 min read
BI Adam Aspin in BI Introduction to DAX for paginated reports SSRS reports can be built using DAX. In this article, Adam Aspin explains how to get started using DAX to... 15 November 2021 18 min read
T-SQL Programming Joe Celko in T-SQL Programming BETWEEN the two of us BETWEEN can be used in a SQL WHERE clause to filter on a range. Joe Celko explains the history of... 15 November 2021 11 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server Using SQL Server sequence objects SQL Server sequence objects have several properties that control how they behave. Greg Larson explains the options of using SQL... 15 November 2021 14 min read
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Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server Introduction to SQL Server sequence objects SQL Server sequence objects can be used in place of identity columns. In this article, Greg Larsen explains how to... 25 October 2021 15 min read
BI Sanil Mhatre in BI Text Mining and Sentiment Analysis: Data Visualization in Tableau Tableau is a popular visualization tool used by organizations around the world. In this article Sanil Mhatre demonstrates sentiment analysis... 18 October 2021 19 min read
Performance Edward Pollack in Performance Automating Extended Events data collection It’s not difficult to set up an extended event session, but reviewing and saving the data can be complex. In... 04 October 2021 18 min read
Security Robert Sheldon in Security Cybersecurity threats Not a week goes by without news of a new cyberattack. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the cybersecurity threats... 30 September 2021 12 min read
CI/CD Sebastian Meine Liz Baron in CI/CD How to successfully deploy databases with external references Database objects often have references to external databases which makes continuous integration problematic. In this article Liz Baron and Sebastian... 29 September 2021 8 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server Working with SQL Server identity columns SQL Server identity columns are easy to add to a table, but you must understand how they work to use... 24 September 2021 12 min read
PowerShell Greg Moore in PowerShell Building an ETL with PowerShell There are many ways to load data into a SQL Server database. In this article, Greg Moore demonstrates how to... 22 September 2021 11 min read
Database Administration Edward Pollack in Database Administration Building blocks of Extended Events data collection Extended Events have been part of SQL Server since 2008. In this article, Ed Pollack explains the building blocks of... 14 September 2021 14 min read
T-SQL Programming Kathi Kellenberger in T-SQL Programming How LAG compares to other techniques LAG pulls a column from another row without a self-join. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger shows how LAG compares to... 07 September 2021 13 min read
