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How to Accelerate Your Database Backups

Learn about different options available to maximize your SQL Server backup throughput! We'll talk about different backup parameters available to you. And we'll see how a new feature in SQL Server 2022 can further accelerate your backup durations.

Author: Andy Yun

Creating a date dimension or calendar table in SQL Server

A calendar table can be immensely useful, particularly for reporting purposes, and for determining things like business days between two dates. I often see people struggling with manually populating a calendar or date dimension table; usually there are lots of loops and iterative code constructs being used. In this tip I will show you how to build and use a calendar table.

Author: Aaron Bertrand

Understanding Power BI Security Options - Row-Level, Column-Level and Object-Level Security

In this article, learn how to control access levels to various data and parts of Power BI reports using row-level security as well as column and object-level security.

Author: Temidayo Omoniyi

Cheat Sheet for SQL Server DBAs - Monitoring Current Activity, Blocking and Performance

This article contains several SQL scripts a DBA can use to manage and monitor SQL Server for current activity, blocking, and performance metrics.

Author: Eric Blinn

QR Code Generator in Web-Based App from data stored in SQL Server

Learn how to add functionality to generate QR Codes from data stored in a SQL Server database and a web-based application.

Author: Jan Potgieter

Analyze SQL Server Database Space usage with this App

In this article, we look at a C Sharp application you can easily create to keep track of how much space your largest SQL Servers and databases are using.

Author: Bernard Black

Troubleshoot SQL Server Deadlocks in Stored Procedures

In this article, we walk through the process used to help troubleshoot SQL Server deadlocks that were occurring from stored procedures.

Author: Chandra Rawat

Load Binance Data using API and Python for SQL Server Analysis

Learn how to use the Binance API and Python to load cryptocurrency data into a SQL Server database for data analysis and reporting.

Author: Levi Masonde

Checking Cross-Database Referential Integrity in SQL Server - Part 1

Learn a way to build referential integrity for tables that reside in different SQL Server databases on the same server.

Author: Alejandro Cobar

Create Your First REST API using Python, Flask and HTML Code

Learn how to create a simple API to write to a SQL Server database using Python, Flask, and some HTML code.

Author: Levi Masonde

ISJSON enhancements in SQL Server for valid JSON format for a Value, Array or Object

In this article, we look at an enhancement to the ISJOSN function that allows you to validate whether the JSON format is valid for a value, array, or object.

Author: Daniel Calbimonte

Compute Statistics using T-SQL for Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean and Median

This article drills down on how to compute and compare statistics using T-SQL for the arithmetic mean, the geometric mean, and the median.

Author: Rick Dobson

Query Lock Information for SQL Server and Oracle

In this article, learn how to query lock information for both Oracle and SQL Server along with sample scripts and descriptions of each query element.

Author: Pablo Echeverria

Fast and Efficient Way to Monitor and Solve SQL Server Performance Issues

Learn about Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager and how this performance monitoring tool can streamline and improve performance troubleshooting for your entire SQL Server environment.

Author: Rajendra Gupta

How to Visualize Timeseries Data with the Plotly Python Library

Learn how to use the Plotly library to visualize time series data in Python in this step-by-step article.

Author: Hristo Hristov

How can AI make IT more efficient?

In this article, we look at various AI tools that might be able to make you more efficient as an IT person.

Author: Koen Verbeeck

Finding and fixing SQL Server database constraint issues

In this article, we look at finding and fixing constraint issues within a database using DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS.

Author: Greg Robidoux

Access Amazon Redshift data from SQL Server via a Linked Server

In this tip we look at how to create and use a linked server between Amazon Redshift and SQL Server.

Author: Douglas Correa

Schedule Automated Emails using Outlook and Power Automate

Learn how to automate the sending and scheduling of emails using Power Automate.

Author: Kenneth A. Omorodion

Multiple Relationships on the same Table in a Power BI Data Model

This article will cover how to create multiple relationships between the same tables in Power BI to build the data model you need.

Author: Harris Amjad

Data Transfer from Snowflake to Azure Blob using Synapse Analytics

This article provides a simple example of how to copy data from Snowflake using the Azure Synapse Analytics pipeline.

Author: Eduardo Pivaral