Daniel Calbimonte

Daniel Calbimonte is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer and 6-time Microsoft Certified IT Professional. Daniel started his career in 2001 and has worked with SQL Server 6.0 to 2022. Daniel is a DBA as well as specializes in Business Intelligence (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS) technologies.

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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Category	Tip Title
Analysis Services Administration	Automate SQL Server Analysis Services Tasks with PowerShell - Part 2
Analysis Services Administration	Create SQL Server Analysis Services Partitions using AMO
Analysis Services Administration	How to synchronize two SSAS Servers
Analysis Services Administration	Import data from Azure SQL to Tabular Databases
Analysis Services Administration	New features for SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Databases in PowerShell
Analysis Services Administration	PowerShell Commands for SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Mode
Analysis Services Administration	Retrieve SSAS Properties Using Analysis Services Management Objects and SSIS
Analysis Services Administration	Using ASCMD to run command line scripts for SQL Server Analysis Services
Analysis Services Administration	Using PowerShell for SSAS to check service status and database availability
Analysis Services Development	Common DAX functions and expressions for a SQL Server Tabular Database
Analysis Services Development	Dynamic XMLA using T-SQL for SQL Server Analysis Services
Analysis Services Development	New DAX functions in SQL Server 2016
Analysis Services Development	New SQL Server Tabular Projects for Analysis Services
Analysis Services Development	SQL Server Analysis Services ProcessAdd for a Partition
Analysis Services Development	Tabular vs Multidimensional models for SQL Server Analysis Services
Analysis Services Dimensions	Copy SQL Server Analysis Services Dimensions
Analysis Services Dimensions	Using ProcessAdd to add rows to a dimension in SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS
Analysis Services Measure Groups	Different options for creating a distinct count measure in SSAS
Analysis Services Performance	Improve SQL Server Analysis Services Performance with the Usage Based Optimization Wizard
Analysis Services Performance	Improving SQL Server Analysis Services Query Response Time with msmdsrv
Analysis Services Tutorials	Getting Started with the DAX queries for SQL Server Analysis Services
Analysis Services Tutorials	Using Excel to interact with a SSAS cube
Azure	How to get key phrases from Azure SQL using Artificial Intelligence
Azure	How to import data from Azure Blob Storage to a local file with SQL Server Integration Services
Azure Backup and Restore	Automatically upload SQL Server Database Backups to Azure with Integration Services
Azure Data Studio	Azure Data Studio and SandDance to Quickly Analyze Titanic Data
Azure Data Studio	Getting Started with Azure Data Studio
Azure SQL Database	C# Application for Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database	Detect the Language with Azure AI Language Service
Azure SQL Database	Is Azure SQL Database a Good Choice for your Database Applications?
Cloud Strategy	Getting Started with Cloud Databases
Comparison Data and Objects	Ways to compare and find differences for SQL Server tables and data
Database Administration	SQL Database Overview
Database Administration	Tool to Deploy SQL Server Database Changes
Database Configurations	SQL Server Connection Strings using SqlClient, OLDEDB and ODBC
Dates	Format SQL Server Dates with FORMAT Function
DevOps	Getting Started with DevOps and SQL Server
Full Text Search	SQL Server Semantic Search to Find Text in External Files
Functions System	Different Ways to Format Currency Output in SQL
Functions System	Format numbers in SQL Server
Functions System	SQL Server PIVOT and UNPIVOT Examples
Import and Export	Data Import Performance Comparison T-SQL vs SSIS for large import
Import and Export	How to Import Excel Sheet into SQL Server Table
Import and Export	Import Data from a SQL Server Multidimensional Database to a Tabular Database
Import and Export	Simple step by step process to import MS Access data into SQL Server using SSIS
Integration Services Configuration Options	Getting Started with SQL Server Integration Services SSIS Parameters vs. Variables
Integration Services Data Flow Transformations	Import multiple images to SQL Server using SSIS
Integration Services Development	Convert SQL Server Integration Services Package from Deployment Model to Project Deployment Model
Integration Services Development	Example using Web Services with SQL Server Integration Services
Integration Services Development	Export data from MySQL to SQL Server
Integration Services Development	Export data from Postgres to SQL Server using SSIS
Integration Services Development	Export images from a SQL Server Table to a Folder with SSIS
Integration Services Development	Fire Events, Execute T-SQL Commands and Run SMO with the SSIS Script Task
Integration Services Development	Getting started with the SSIS Script Task
Integration Services Development	Importing SQL Server Data Using SSIS - Which Option is Fastest
Integration Services Development	SQL Server Integration Services C# Script Task Example
Integration Services Development	SSIS Expression Examples for Dates, String Concatenation, Dynamic File Names and More
Integration Services Development	SSIS Expressions for Email Addresses, Random Numbers, File Names, Round, OR and XOR Logic
Integration Services Development	Steps to Import MariaDB Objects and Data into SQL Server
Integration Services Development	Transfer files from Linux to Windows or vice versa using SSIS
Integration Services Oracle	Run an Oracle package from SQL Server Integration Services
Integration Services Performance	SQL Server Integration Services Performance Comparison for Row Counts and Data Imports
Integration Services Security	Adding an Active Directory User with the Integration Services (SSIS) Script Task
Microsoft Excel Integration	Compare Tabular Databases vs. PowerPivot
Microsoft Excel Integration	PowerPivot Example with SQL Server 2012
Monitoring	Automated Notification Email for SQL Server Object Modifications
Other Database Platforms	Code Comparison for SQL Server vs. MariaDB
Other Database Platforms	Compare MariaDB vs SQL Server SQL Commands
Other Database Platforms	Compare SQL Server and MariaDB Operational Technology
Other Database Platforms	Compare SQL Server and Oracle Coding - Part 2
Other Database Platforms	Comparing Oracle and SQL Server Code - Part 1
Other Database Platforms	Comparison of Oracle and SQL Server Management Tools
Other Database Platforms	Comparison of SQL Server and Oracle terminology
Other Database Platforms	More SQL command comparisons between SQL Server and MariaDB
Power BI	Comparing Power BI vs Tableau as Data Visualization Tools
PowerShell	Using PowerShell for SQL Server Analysis Services tasks - Part 1
Professional Development Career	What are the most popular SQL Server jobs?
Professional Development Career Planning	SQL Server Career Paths
Professional Development Certifications	Getting Started as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Professional Development Certifications	How to become a SQL Server MVP
Professional Development Certifications	Microsoft Professional Program (MPP) Overview
Professional Development Certifications	Overview and Benefits of the Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) Program
Professional Development Certifications	Power BI Certification FAQ for Exams PL-300 and PL-900
Professional Development Certifications	Resources for PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certification Exam
Professional Development Certifications	SQL Server versus Oracle certification information
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 40-473 Designing and Implementing Cloud Data Platform Solutions
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-339 Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-461 Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2014
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-462 Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2014 Databases
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-464 Developing Microsoft SQL Server Databases
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-465 Designing Database Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-466 Implementing Data Models and Reports Preparation Materials
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-467 Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-475 Designing and Implementing Big Data Analytics Solutions
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-533 Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-535 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-537 Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with the Microsoft Azure Stack
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-761 Querying Data with Transact-SQL
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-762 Developing SQL Databases
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-764 Administering a SQL Database Infrastructure
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-765 Provisioning SQL Databases
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-767 Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-768 Developing SQL Data Models
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-773 Analyzing Big Data with Microsoft R
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-774 Perform Cloud Data Science with Azure Machine Learning
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-775 Perform Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure HDInsight
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-776 Perform Big Data Engineering on Microsoft Cloud Services
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-777 Implementing Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Solutions (Beta)
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-778 Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI (beta)
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 70-779 Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Excel
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam 98-364 Database Fundamentals
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam AZ-100 Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam AZ-203 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
Professional Development Certifications	Study material for exam AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions
Professional Development Interview Questions BI	Power BI Interview Questions and FAQs
Reporting Services Analysis Services	Create a SQL Server Reporting Services Report from an Analysis Services Tabular Database
Reporting Services Data Sources	Creating a SSRS report using a mySQL data source
Restore	SQL Server Database Stuck in Restoring State
Spatial Data Storage	Calculate the Geographical Distance Between Two Cities in SQL Server
SQL Server 2016	JSON Support in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2022	How to install SQL Server 2022 step by step
SQL Server 2022	json_object and json_array Functions SQL Server 2022 Tutorial
SQL Server 2022	New functions in SQL Server 2022 - BIT_COUNT, GET_BIT and SET_BIT
SQL Server 2022	New functions in SQL Server 2022 - LEFT_SHIFT and RIGHT_SHIFT
SQL Server Agent	Simple way to create a SQL Server Job Using T-SQL
SQL Server Configurations	SQL Server Ports for Various Components
Tools	Getting Started with SQL Server Developer Edition
TSQL	Different ways to Convert a SQL INT Value into a String Value
TSQL	Learn how to concatenate data in SQL Server
TSQL	Learn the SQL WHILE LOOP with Sample Code
TSQL	SQL BETWEEN Operator for WHERE Clause, CASE, INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE statements
TSQL	SQL GROUP BY Queries to Summarize and Rollup Sets of Records
TSQL	SQL Queries Tutorial
TSQL	SQL Variables in Scripts, Functions, Stored Procedures, SQLCMD and More
TSQL	SQL WHERE Tutorial

Tutorial	Topic
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server CURRENT_TIMESTAMP Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server DATEADD Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server DATEDIFF Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server DATEFROMPARTS Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server DATENAME Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server DATEPART Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server DAY Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server GETDATE Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server GETUTCDATE Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server ISDATE Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server MONTH Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server SYSDATETIME Function
SQL Server Date Functions	SQL Server YEAR Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server CONCAT Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server CONCAT_WS Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server DATALENGTH Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server DIFFERENCE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server FORMAT Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server LEFT Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server LEN Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server LOWER Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server LTRIM Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server NCHAR Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server PATINDEX Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server QUOTENAME Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server REPLACE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server REPLICATE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server REVERSE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server RIGHT Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server RTRIM Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server SOUNDEX Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server SPACE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server STR Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server STRING_AGG Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server STRING_ESCAPE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server STUFF Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server SUBSTRING Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server TRANSLATE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server TRIM Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server UNICODE Function
SQL Server String Functions	SQL Server UPPER Function

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