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Daniel Calbimonte is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft Certified IT Professional for SQL Server. He is an accomplished SSIS author, teacher at IT Academies and has over 10 years of experience as a QE and developer for SQL Server related software. He has worked for the government, oil companies, web sites, magazines and universities around the world. Daniel also regularly speaks at SQL Servers conferences and blogs.

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AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate (DEA-C01) Exam GuideProfessional Development Certifications2025-08-26
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Study GuideProfessional Development Certifications2025-07-08
Upgrade SQL Server from Evaluation Edition to Standard or EnterpriseUpgrades and Migrations2025-06-18
AZ-400 Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions – Study GuideProfessional Development Certifications2025-06-03
SQL WHILE LOOP Examples and AlternativesTSQL2025-05-28
SQL Convert INT to StringFunctions System2025-05-28
SQL Server Database Stuck in Restoring StateRestore2025-05-22
SSRS 2022 Download and Install InstructionsReporting Services Installation2025-05-16
SQL CURRENT_TIMESTAMP Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL DATEADD Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL DATEDIFF Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL DATEFROMPARTS Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL DATENAME Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL DATEPART Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL DAY Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL GETDATE Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL GETUTCDATE Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL ISDATE Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL MONTH Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL SYSDATETIME Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL YEAR Function Use and ExamplesDates2025-04-28
SQL CONCAT Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL CONCAT_WS Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL DATALENGTH Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL DIFFERENCE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL FORMAT Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL LEFT Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL LEN Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL LOWER Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL LTRIM Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL NCHAR Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL PATINDEX Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL QUOTENAME Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL REPLICATE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL REVERSE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL RIGHT Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL RTRIM Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL SOUNDEX Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL SPACE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL STR Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL STRING_ESCAPE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL STUFF Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL SUBSTRING Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL TRANSLATE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL TRIM Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL UNICODE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL UPPER Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-27
SQL REPLACE Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-24
SQL STRING_AGG Function Use and ExamplesTSQL2025-04-23
SSIS Download, Install and ConfigureInstall and Uninstall2025-04-14
SQL Server Express Edition Installation and ConfigurationExpress Edition2025-03-27
SQL BETWEEN ExamplesTSQL2025-03-19
SQL Server 2022 DownloadInstall and Uninstall2025-03-14
SSMS 21 – Download, Install and ConfigureSQL Server Management Studio2025-01-20
SQL Server Developer Edition – Download, Install and Get StartedTools2025-01-08
SQL Server Connection Strings Reference GuideDatabase Configurations2025-01-06
SQL Format Currency Code ExamplesFunctions System2024-12-30
SQL Format Number with CAST, CONVERT and moreFunctions System2024-12-27
SQL PIVOT and SQL UNPIVOT Examples to Transform DataFunctions System2024-12-19
Format SQL Server Dates with FORMAT FunctionDates2024-12-17
Customer Churn Analysis with PythonPython2024-12-13
Normalization in SQL to Reduce Data RedundancyDatabase Design2024-07-15
AZ 104 Exam Preparation for Microsoft Azure AdministratorsProfessional Development Certifications2024-05-01
AZ-500 Microsoft Azure Security Exam Study GuideProfessional Development Certifications2024-04-12
AI-102 Exam: Designing and Implementing a Microsoft Azure AI SolutionProfessional Development Certifications2024-03-01
DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals Exam Study GuideProfessional Development Certifications2024-02-02
Exam DP-420: Design and Implement Applications using Azure Cosmos DBProfessional Development Certifications2023-12-22
SQL Server 30 Year AnniversarySQL Server 20222023-12-21
Exam DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions Study GuideProfessional Development Certifications2023-12-11
Exam DP-203 Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure Study GuideProfessional Development Certifications2023-12-05
MB-260 Microsoft Customer Data Platform Specialist Exam PreparationProfessional Development Certifications2023-11-22
DP-100 Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on AzureProfessional Development Certifications2023-10-19
Automatically Transcribe MP3 or MP4 Files and Store in SQL ServerArtificial Intelligence2023-10-12
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam TipsProfessional Development Certifications2023-08-29
AI 900 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Exam Tips and TricksProfessional Development Certifications2023-08-22
Generate Images with AI and Microsoft Designer and Load to SQL ServerArtificial Intelligence2023-07-28
PL-100 Certification Exam Guide – Microsoft Power Platform App MakerProfessional Development Certifications2023-07-13
DP 500 Exam Preparation for Microsoft Azure and Power BIProfessional Development Certifications2023-06-23
SQL Server JSON_PATH_EXISTS FunctionFunctions System2023-06-08
SQL Server ISJSON for valid Value, Array or Object JSON formatFunctions System2023-05-25
SQL Server WAIT_AT_LOW_PRIORITY For CREATE or ALTER IndexSQL Server 20222023-05-10
AUTO_DROP Setting for Create Statistics in SQL ServerSQL Server 20222023-04-17
Pause and Resume Creation of Table Constraints in SQL Server 2022SQL Server 20222023-04-07
Get Started with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 19SQL Server Management Studio2023-03-31
SQL Server 2022 BIT_COUNT, GET_BIT and SET_BIT FunctionsSQL Server 20222023-03-17
SQL Server LEFT_SHIFT and RIGHT_SHIFT ExamplesSQL Server 20222023-02-27
json_object and json_array SQL Server FunctionsSQL Server 20222023-02-03
PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Exam PreparationProfessional Development Certifications2023-01-30
Azure Data Studio Tutorial – Installation and Getting StartedAzure Data Studio2023-01-05
Power BI Interview QuestionsProfessional Development Interview Questions BI2022-12-22
Power BI vs Tableau for Analytics, Report and Dashboard DevelopmentPower BI2022-12-07
Azure SQL Database OverviewAzure SQL Database2022-11-03
Are SQL Jobs in DemandProfessional Development Career2022-10-17
Power BI Certification Exams PL-300 and PL-900 Exam PreparationProfessional Development Certifications2022-10-06
What you need to know about cloud databasesCloud Strategy2022-09-20
GROUP BY SQL Queries to Summarize and Rollup Sets of RecordsTSQL2022-09-08
SQL WHERE Clause to Narrow Down Result SetsTSQL2022-08-24
SQL Concatenate Strings ExampleFunctions System2022-08-12
SQL Database Reference GuideDatabase Administration2022-05-16
SQL Server PortSQL Server Configurations2022-04-14
Import Excel Sheet into SQL Server TableImport and Export2022-04-07
SQL Variable Examples in Stored Procedures, Functions, Scripts, SQLCMDTSQL2022-03-18
SQL Query ExamplesTSQL2022-02-23
Azure AI and Machine Learning with the Language ServiceAzure2022-02-15
Azure AI Language Service with Azure SQL DatabaseAzure SQL Database2022-02-03
Simple C# Application to retrieve data from Azure SQL DatabaseAzure SQL Database2022-01-20
Azure Data Studio and SandDance for Titanic Data AnalysisAzure Data Studio2022-01-10
SSIS Expressions for Dates, String Concatenation, Dynamic File NamesIntegration Services Development2021-10-26
Ways to compare and find differences for SQL Server tables and dataComparison Data and Objects2021-10-21
Simple way to create a SQL Server Job Using T-SQLSQL Server Agent2021-10-15
Exam material for AZ-203 Developing Solutions for Microsoft AzureProfessional Development Certifications2019-04-25
AZ-100 Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment Exam MaterialsProfessional Development Certifications2019-03-20
SSIS Expressions for Email Addresses, Random Numbers, File NamesIntegration Services Development2019-03-13
Study material for exam AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2019-02-11
Exam Material 70-777 Implementing Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2018-07-26
Retrieve SSAS Properties Using SSAS Management Objects and SSISAnalysis Services Administration2018-03-28
70-537 Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft AzureProfessional Development Certifications2018-03-06
Getting Started with DevOps and SQL ServerDevOps2018-02-20
Automated Notification Email for SQL Server Object ModificationsMonitoring2018-02-06
Study material for exam 70-339 Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016Professional Development Certifications2018-01-23
Study material for exam 70-535 Architecting Microsoft Azure SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2018-01-12
Overview and Benefits of Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) ProgramProfessional Development Certifications2017-12-29
SQL Server Career PathsProfessional Development Career Planning2017-11-09
How to become a SQL Server MVPProfessional Development Certifications2017-10-31
Getting Started as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)Professional Development Certifications2017-10-09
Study material for exam 70-776 Perform Big Data Engineering on Microsoft Cloud ServicesProfessional Development Certifications2017-09-27
Study material for exam 70-779 Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft ExcelProfessional Development Certifications2017-09-01
Study material for exam 70-778 Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI (beta)Professional Development Certifications2017-08-24
Study material for exam 70-775 Perform Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure HDInsightProfessional Development Certifications2017-08-14
Study material for exam 70-773 Analyzing Big Data with Microsoft RProfessional Development Certifications2017-07-21
Study material for exam 70-475 Designing and Implementing Big Data Analytics SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2017-07-10
Study material for exam 40-473 Designing and Implementing Cloud Data Platform SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2017-06-13
Study material for exam 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2017-06-06
Study Materials Exam 70-533 Implement Microsoft Azure InfrastructureProfessional Development Certifications2017-05-12
Study material for exam 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure SolutionsProfessional Development Certifications2017-05-01
Study material for exam 98-364 Database FundamentalsProfessional Development Certifications2017-04-10
Study material for exam 70-768 Developing SQL Data ModelsProfessional Development Certifications2017-04-07
Study material for exam 70-767 Implementing a SQL Data WarehouseProfessional Development Certifications2017-03-17
Study material for exam 70-765 Provisioning SQL DatabasesProfessional Development Certifications2017-03-07
Study material for exam 70-764 Administering a SQL Database InfrastructureProfessional Development Certifications2017-02-17
Study material for exam 70-762 Developing SQL DatabasesProfessional Development Certifications2017-02-08
Study material for exam 70-761 Querying Data with Transact-SQLProfessional Development Certifications2017-01-25
Study material for exam 70-467 Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL ServerProfessional Development Certifications2017-01-11
Study guide – exam 70-465 Designing Database Solutions for SQL ServerProfessional Development Certifications2016-12-30
Study material for exam 70-464 Developing Microsoft SQL Server DatabasesProfessional Development Certifications2016-12-23
Study material for exam 70-461 Querying Microsoft SQL ServerProfessional Development Certifications2016-11-28
Exam Study Guide 70-462 Administering Microsoft SQL Server DatabasesProfessional Development Certifications2016-11-09
Compare Tabular Databases vs. PowerPivotMicrosoft Excel Integration2016-10-18
New features for SSAS Tabular Databases in PowerShellAnalysis Services Administration2016-10-12
How to import data from Azure Blob Storage to a local file with SSISAzure2016-09-28
Automatically upload SQL Server Database Backups to Azure with Integration ServicesAzure Backup and Restore2016-09-14
Common DAX functions and expressions for a SQL Server Tabular DatabaseAnalysis Services Development2016-09-06
Import data from Azure SQL to Tabular DatabasesAnalysis Services Administration2016-08-18
Import Data from SQL Multidimensional Database to Tabular DatabaseImport and Export2016-08-02
Create a SSRS Report from an Analysis Services Tabular DatabaseReporting Services Analysis Services2016-07-20
Add Active Directory User with SSIS Script TaskIntegration Services Security2016-06-10
Convert SSIS Package from Deployment Model to Project DeploymentIntegration Services Development2016-06-03
SSIS Parameters vs VariablesIntegration Services Configuration Options2016-05-12
SSIS Performance Comparison for Row Counts and Data ImportsIntegration Services Performance2016-05-03
Data Import Performance Comparison T-SQL vs SSIS for large importImport and Export2016-04-12
SSIS C# Script Task ExampleIntegration Services Development2016-04-06
Fire Events, Execute T-SQL and Run SMO with SSIS Script TaskIntegration Services Development2016-03-23
Getting started with the SSIS Script TaskIntegration Services Development2016-03-18
Study material for exam 70-466 Implementing Data Models and Reports Preparation MaterialsProfessional Development Certifications2016-02-16
Tabular vs Multidimensional models for SSASAnalysis Services Development2016-01-28
New DAX functions in SQL Server 2016Analysis Services Development2015-12-28
Getting Started with the DAX queries for SSASAnalysis Services Tutorials2015-10-28
JSON Support in SQL Server 2016SQL Server 20162015-09-02
Comparison of Oracle and SQL Server Management ToolsSQL Server and Oracle Comparison2015-08-21
Compare SQL Server and Oracle Coding – Part 2SQL Server and Oracle Comparison2015-06-18
Comparing Oracle and SQL Server Code – Part 1SQL Server and Oracle Comparison2015-06-12
Comparison of SQL Server and Oracle terminologySQL Server and Oracle Comparison2015-04-30
SQL Server versus Oracle certification informationProfessional Development Certifications2015-04-24
Compare SQL Server and MariaDB Operational TechnologyOther Database Platforms2015-03-13
More SQL command comparisons between SQL Server and MariaDBOther Database Platforms2015-02-27
Code Comparison for SQL Server vs. MariaDBOther Database Platforms2015-02-06
Compare MariaDB vs SQL Server SQL CommandsOther Database Platforms2015-01-15
Steps to Import MariaDB Objects and Data into SQL ServerIntegration Services Development2014-12-19
PowerShell Commands for SSAS Tabular ModeAnalysis Services Administration2014-12-12
Example using Web Services with SSISIntegration Services Development2014-07-09
SSAS ProcessAdd for a PartitionAnalysis Services Development2014-03-17
Transfer files from Linux to Windows or vice versa using SSISIntegration Services Development2014-01-06
Different options for creating a distinct count measure in SSASAnalysis Services Measure Groups2013-09-12
Using ProcessAdd to add rows to a dimension in SSASAnalysis Services Dimensions2013-07-15
PowerShell for SSAS to Check Service Status and Database AvailabilityAnalysis Services Administration2013-07-09
Automate SSAS Tasks with PowerShell – Part 2Analysis Services Administration2013-05-17
Using PowerShell for SSAS tasks – Part 1PowerShell2013-05-06
How to synchronize two SSAS ServersAnalysis Services Administration2013-04-15
Improving SSAS Query Response Time with msmdsrvAnalysis Services Performance2013-03-25
Using Excel to interact with a SSAS cubeAnalysis Services Tutorials2013-02-27
Improve SSAS Performance with the Usage Based Optimization WizardAnalysis Services Performance2013-02-22
PowerPivot Example with SQL Server 2012Microsoft Excel Integration2012-12-24
Copy SSAS DimensionsAnalysis Services Dimensions2012-12-17
Create SSAS Partitions using AMOAnalysis Services Administration2012-11-09
Dynamic XMLA using T-SQL for SSASAnalysis Services Development2012-11-02
SQL Server Semantic Search to Find Text in External FilesFull Text Search2012-10-04
Run an Oracle package from SSISIntegration Services Oracle2012-09-14
Export images from a SQL Server Table to a Folder with SSISIntegration Services Development2012-08-20
Calculate the Geographical Distance Between Two Cities in SQL ServerSpatial Data Storage2012-08-06
Importing SQL Server Data Using SSIS – Which Option is FastestIntegration Services Development2012-07-13
Tool to Deploy SQL Server Database ChangesDatabase Administration2012-07-05
New SQL Server Tabular Projects for Analysis ServicesAnalysis Services Development2012-06-20
Using ASCMD to run command line scripts for SSASAnalysis Services Administration2012-06-08
Import MS Access Data to SQL Server with SSISImport and Export2012-05-08
Creating a SSRS report using a mySQL data sourceReporting Services Data Sources2012-04-18
Import multiple images to SQL Server using SSISIntegration Services Data Flow Transformations2012-04-11
Export data from Postgres to SQL Server using SSISIntegration Services Development2012-04-03
Export data from MySQL to SQL ServerIntegration Services Development2012-03-16

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