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Manage Azure Data Factory pipelines in Microsoft Fabric

Learn how to manage Azure Data Factory pipelines in Microsoft Fabric for centralization and ease of management.

Import PDF into SQL Server

This article explores importing form data from a PDF file into a SQL Server database using a Visual Basic Windows Forms App.

AWS Cost Optimization

Learn about AWS cost optimization to understand cloud expenditures and review key aspects where you can save more effectively.

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Microservices Architecture Challenges and Solutions

Learn about the challenges and solutions for applications when moving towards a microservices architecture for development and deployment.

Restore

Automatically Generate Restore Database SQL Server Scripts

How to automatically generate SQL Server RESTORE database commands for a set of databases based on the backup file contents.

Database Administration

Change Management for DBAs to Install and Track Database Changes

This article covers change management processes for DBAs for installing and tracking database changes in a production environment.

Microsoft Fabric

Modernize a Traditional SQL Server Architecture with Fabric

This article uncovers some of the benefits of modernizing a traditional SQL Server architecture with Fabric and its current limitations.

Python

Data Visualization with Python Matplotlib

Learn about data visualization using Python matplotlib to create a line chart, bar chart, histogram, pie chart, scatter plot, and box plot.

Database Design

GUID in SQL Server​

This tip's objective is to present and describe several T-SQL examples for creating, using, and analyzing GUIDs and assessing their uniqueness.

Artificial Intelligence

Naive Bayes Model for Machine Learning and AI

This tip introduces the Naïve Bayes Model and how to implement it with Python for AI and Machine Learning.

Microsoft Fabric

Convert Excel Workbooks to CSV with Microsoft Fabric

Learn how to convert a list of Excel files to CSV and move them to a separate folder with a Data Factory pipeline in Fabric's Data Lake.

Cloud Strategy

Microservice Application with Azure Container Apps, Dapr and Bicep

Learn how to create a microservice application with Azure container apps and Dapr using Bicep to develop infrastructure code and deploy templates.

Python

How to Query SQL Data with Python pyodbc

In this tip we examine pyodbc an open-source module that provides easy access to ODBC databases along with several examples of how it could be used.

Power BI

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DAX CASE Statement Functionality with IF, SWITCH and SWITCH True

DAX does not have a CASE statement, so we look at other options that have similar functionality such as IF(), SWITCH(), and SWITCH(TRUE()).

Tutorial

SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS 2017 Parameters

In this section we learn about how to setup and use SSRS parameters for reports.

Tutorial

Use SQL Server Management Studio to Connect to Database

In this section we look at how to use SSMS to connect to a SQL Server database engine.

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Transformations in SQL Server Integration Services SSIS

In this section we learn about how to use different data transformations within an SSIS package.

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Understanding Disaster Recovery Options for SQL Server

This white paper provides some practical guidance to help system and database administrators tasked with creating business continuity and disaster rec

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How to Avoid Worst Practices as a SQL Server DBA

Learn about turning SQL Server Worst Practices such as database corruption, security, scaling, monitoring, cloud cost management, and SQL Agent monito

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Reduce Cost for SQL Server Workloads on AWS using Optimize CPUs Feature

Learn how to reduce the cost of running SQL Server on Amazon EC2 while increasing the price performance by using the Optimize CPUs feature on Amazon E