Category Archives: SQL Server

PASS Data Community Summit – Keynote

Posted on November 10, 2021 by wolfgang

The PASSDataCommunitySummit 2021 kicks off with a Keynote presented by Rohan Kumar Limitless cloud database services – choose the way / service that serves you best for your data Unmatched analytics and insights – choose the technology / services to … Continue reading →

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Azure Purview and SQL Server / Azure SQL Views..

Posted on May 20, 2021 by wolfgang

You already may be familiar with Azure Purview (first look)- the Azure data governance / data catalog service. In the last months, I got the chance to work on PoC projects together with customers and use & test Azure Purview … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure, Azure Purview, Cloud, Data Governance, SQL Server | 1 Comment

Continuous Integration for the BI Team session at ExpertsLive Austria 2021

Posted on January 8, 2021 by wolfgang

It’s my first conference in 2021 – and it was planned as a local one.. but as things changed the ExpertsLive Austria 2021 conference went virtual too.. I am speaking today about Continuous Integration for the BI Team: In many … Continue reading →

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Do you know PASSTV?

Posted on December 14, 2020 by wolfgang

If you had no chance to attend the Virtual 2020 PASS Summit, there are some sessions (and keynotes) available for on-demand viewing at the PASS TV page. I especially liked the day 2 keynote with Microsoft Technical Fellow Hanuma Kodavalla … Continue reading →

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Create your first SQL Database Project in Azure Data Studio

Posted on August 3, 2020 by wolfgang

Are you already working with SQL Server Database projects? Do you think that SSDT is the only option to develop those projects? SSDT was the only option but since a few weeks, there is a new extension for Azure Data … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Practices, SQL Server, Tools, Uncategorized, Visual Studio | 3 Comments

Power BI Report Server – Where to find the optimized Power BI Desktop version?

Posted on August 27, 2017 by wolfgang

If you want to publish Power BI reports to you Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) instance you need a specialized version of Power BI Desktop. With the August 2017 of PBIRS there is also an updated version of Power BI … Continue reading →

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Power BI Report Server – August 2017 Preview

Posted on August 27, 2017 by wolfgang

Power BI Report Server (PBIRS) GA was released in June 2017 and only a few months later the next round of updates (August 2017 Preview) are available for testing. Imported Data and ANY data source you like As Chris Finlan … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2017 – RC2 ist da!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by wolfgang

Knappe zwei Wochen nach dem ersten Releasecandidate des SQL Server 2017 (post 1, post 2) wurde gestern der RC 2 veröffentlicht. Wie schon im Tempo der letzten (Vorab-) Versionen erkenntlicht ist, gibt es deutlich kürzere Veröffentlichungsabstände. Laut Ankündigungspost ist der … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2017 – RC1 – Upgrade und Installation

Posted on July 17, 2017 by wolfgang

Der erste Release Candidate der SQL Server 2017 Version wurde am 17. Juli veröffentlicht. Die enthaltenen Feature und Erweiterungen habe ich in einem Ankündigungspost zusammengefasst. Natürlich war ich gespannt auf die neuen Funktionalitäten und musste es gleich ausprobieren. Download starten … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2017 – Der erste Release Candidate (RC1) ist da!