T-SQL Programming Edward Pollack in T-SQL Programming SQL Server Time Zones: AT TIME ZONE, SWITCHOFFSET, DATETIMEOFFSET, and Daylight Saving Complete primer on SQL Server time zone conversion - the components of a time zone (bias, daylight saving rules), how... 21 November 2022 28 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server The Basics of Deleting Data from a SQL Server Table Over time data in SQL Server tables needs to be modified. There are two major different aspects of modifying data:... 07 November 2022 12 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server The Basics of Updating Data in a SQL Server Table Once data is inserted into a table, it typically needs to be maintained as time goes on. To make changes... 21 October 2022 14 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server The Basics of Inserting Data into a SQL Server Table Before data can be read from of a SQL Server database table, the table needs to contain rows of data.... 04 October 2022 15 min read
Other Louis Davidson in Other Generating Repeatable Sets Of Test Rows In order to test graph structures, I needed a large set of random data. In some ways, this data will... 30 September 2022 11 min read
T-SQL Programming Greg Larsen in T-SQL Programming Summarizing data in SQL Server using GROUP BY and HAVING clauses You can summarize data to get counts, averages, sums, and more using GROUP BY in T-SQL queries. Greg Larsen shows... 27 May 2022 11 min read
BI Dennes Torres in BI Datamarts and exploratory analysis using Power BI During Build 2022, Microsoft announced a new feature, Datamarts for Power BI. MVP Dennes Torres explains this new feature and... 25 May 2022 24 min read
BI Dennes Torres in BI Azure Synapse Link for SQL: From production to a data warehouse in a few clicks Microsoft announced Azure Synapse Link for SQL. In this article, MVP Dennes Torres explains the new feature.… 24 May 2022 18 min read
BI Edward Pollack in BI SSRS ReportServer Database: Tables & Queries Explore the SSRS ReportServer database structure - Catalog, ExecutionLog, Subscriptions, and more. Includes ready-to-use SQL queries for report metadata, usage... 11 May 2022 18 min read
T-SQL Programming Edward Pollack in T-SQL Programming Getting results using less T-SQL There is usually more than one way to write a query. In this article, Edward Pollack explains a few ways... 27 April 2022 16 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server The ins and outs of joining tables in SQL Server Most database queries require joining tables. In this article, Greg Larsen explains the ins and outs of joining tables in... 21 April 2022 11 min read
Security Priyanka Chouhan in Security SQL Server vulnerabilities and assessment SQL Server has many features to keep the database secure, but you must implement them to benefit. In this article,... 21 April 2022 11 min read
BI Dennes Torres in BI How to automate table level refresh in Power BI You can automate Power BI table refreshes using PowerShell, an Automation Account, and Runbook. Dennes Torres explains how in this... 18 April 2022 14 min read
BI Sanil Mhatre in BI Finding deeper insights with Topic Modeling Topic modeling can be used to find more detailed insights into text than a word cloud can provide. Sanil Mhatre... 06 April 2022 23 min read
BI Adam Aspin in BI DAX Table Functions in Power BI Paginated Reports: Advanced Patterns and Tips Advanced DAX patterns for Power BI paginated reports: simulate NOT IN, remove filter columns, build complex OR filters across multi-select... 22 March 2022 21 min read
Learn SQL Server Greg Larsen in Learn SQL Server Ordering a result set in SQL Server To guarantee the order of a result set, you must use an ORDER BY clause. In this article, Greg Larsen... 18 March 2022 12 min read
T-SQL Programming Greg Larsen in T-SQL Programming The basic T-SQL SELECT statement The SQL language is used across many relational database platforms. Greg Larsen explains the basics of the SELECT statement for... 22 February 2022 10 min read
BI Adam Aspin in BI DAX Paginated Reports Part 2: Variables, EXCEPT/UNION, GROUPBY, and CALCULATETABLE DAX for Power BI paginated reports Part 2: scalar and table DAX variables, EXCEPT/UNION/INTERSECT for set operations, GROUPBY and SUMMARIZE,... 15 February 2022 13 min read
Azure Dennes Torres in Azure Eight Azure SQL configurations you may have missed Azure SQL Database has been around for over ten years and is constantly evolving with new capabilities and options. Dennes... 07 February 2022 12 min read
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
