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Get Drive Sizes using SQL or PowerShell
There are countless methods to obtain drive size information, each with its own set of benefits and limitations. I use a few different methods depending on if I have to type out the solution quickly or...
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DCAC Now Has 2 VMware vExperts
I’m thrilled to report that Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting now has not 1, but 2 VMware vExperts in our ranks. No we didn’t go off and hire another consultant. VMware has decided that this...
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Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI/BA and the Lone Three Leaders
History clearly confirms that good things come in threes! As far as I know this is the first time that only the three most widely recognized Business Intelligence platforms have been placed in the...
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SQL Server Database File Size and Free Space Revisited
I recently had a comment posted to one of my first articles I wrote way back in 2012 concerning adding a column that detailed the used space as a %age. So without any further ado, here is an updated...
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#0373 – SQL Server – Interview Questions – Parameters required for...
For a mid-level SQL developer profile, this is one of my favourite interview questions if their current projects involve some sort of paging mechanism while displaying results on a grid.What is the...
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Come See Joey or Denny in India at the Tech Mahindra Azure Architect Workshops!
Do you want to learn more about Azure, and live in India (or want to travel to India)? Have I got a deal for you. Microsoft is putting on some free workshops next week and the week after in a few...
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Database Log VLFs
Virtual Log Files (VLFs) split a physical database log file into smaller segments, which are required for how log files work in the background. These are created automatically, but automatically...
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T-SQL Tuesday #75 Invitation: Jump into Power BI!
Hello everyone and welcome to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday. This month’s topic is all about Power BI! If you’re reading this and thinking “crap, I’m not a BI person!”, don’t you fret. My intention is to...
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Impersonation can give you the wrong answer
I use impersonation all the time to let me see additional permissions information I can only get that way and, sometimes to help me see what permissions error someone is getting.For those of you who...
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Introduction to SQL Server: The Main Components
There has been much talk recently in the SQL Server community about writing introductory level blog posts. Posts that a new person just starting a career as a data professional using Microsoft's SQL...
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Would you like Microsoft to pay for you to move to Azure?
Have you been wanting to move some of your services up to Azure, but you don’t have the budget to move them up to the cloud? Microsoft has an excellent deal for you. Microsoft will pay for (at least...
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Disabling Excel PivotTable Grouping And Session Cubes In SSAS Multidimensional
The Excel PivotTable grouping functionality that is available when you are connected to an SSAS Multidimensional cube (but not a Tabular model) is a Very Bad Thing indeed. In my experience it is a...
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Spring Training: Developing SQL Queries for SQL Server
Just a short post for a Tuesday to let you that I will delivering Learning Tree’s 534 Developing SQL Queries for SQL Server course in Learning Tree’s London Education Centre. It’s a four day course...
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How Much Hospitals Charge For The Same Type Of Cases?
How much hospitals charge for the same type of cases compared with the average across the US and other cities around the world (limited data)?The data used in this analysis may be old but it does give...
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Azure Architect Workshop in India – I’m presenting!
I’m over the moon to announce that, courtesy of Tech Mahindra and Microsoft, I’ll be participating and teaching in the three-day Azure Architect course in India this February – twice! It’s not just me...
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Migrating Data From a TDE Enabled SQL Server Database Without a Key
But our database has TDE enabled, shouldn’t our data at rest in the BACPAC be protected? Nope.The post Migrating Data From a TDE Enabled SQL Server Database Without a Key appeared first on Thomas...
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Changing to simple recovery to clear the log.
Clearing out a full transaction log is a common problem. A quick search will find you dozens of forum entries and blog posts. Because of that I’m not going to talk about the correct methods of dealing...
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Leadership and the Data Professional
Many traits make up data professionals and the many who find themselves in leadership roles. The traits being shared in this blog post are ones that have helped me on my journey not just in a...
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Text Mining Loch Ness Monster Sightings
Text Mining with RapidMiner for Loch Ness Monster SightingsText mining involves pulling root words from text in a system. In this example, I pulled all of the Loch Ness Monster sightings from 2000 to...
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Availability Group Architecture – FCI hybrid
Last time, I discussed how to meet high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) using four stand-alone SQL Server instances in an Availability Group. In this post, I will add SQL Server Failover...
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