Power Query and Power Pivot help Excel users manage large datasets more efficiently. Power Query focuses on cleaning and preparing data, while Power Pivot handles analysis and reporting. Together, ...

The next wave of AI will be defined by agentic systems that can take actions: query databases, navigate portals, retrieve records, and increasingly interact with public digital infrastructure at scale ...

One very common cause of Power BI performance problems is having a table with a large number of rows on your report. It’s a problem I wrote about here, and while I used an Import mode for my example ...

This tutorial shows you how to create cute and colorful crochet owl keychains, ideal for beginners! With simple steps and easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll make a charming owl that’s perfect for ...

Every data engineering team right now is being asked the same question: "How do we build a chatbot that talks to our data?" The prototypes are deceptively simple. A developer connects GPT-5.1 to a ...

To help with building up SQL queries, PetaPoco comes with a fluent SQL builder that can handle many basic tasks. The documentation for this is currently on the Old Documentation page. Here's a simple ...

Following on from my post two weeks ago about how to get the details of Power BI operations seen in the Capacity Metrics App using the OperationId column on the Timepoint Detail page, I thought it was ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

Many SQL users have expressed frustration with the SQL query syntax for SELECT. They argue that beginning with the FROM clause and ending with the SELECT clause would be more intuitive. This sequence ...

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects simply to a non-technical, business audience. Over… DBMSs are important ...