Azure SQL Edge is an optimized relational database engine geared for IoT and IoT Edge deployments. It provides capabilities to create a high-performance data storage and processing layer for IoT applications and solutions. Azure SQL Edge provides capabilities to stream, process, and analyze relational and non-relational such as JSON, graph and time-series data, which makes Read More
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Automate Backup Microsoft SQL Server Express Databases
by John Litchfield Have you ever attempted to setup an automated backup of your SQL Server Express database server, only to discover that the handy job scheduler maintenance options that you are accustomed to using with the full version of SQL Server are not available with the express edition? After a brief search of Google, Read More
How to Fix “Data type errors” in Power BI
Sometimes, when you import data into Power BI, the columns appear blank. This situation happens because of an error in interpreting the data type in Power BI. The resolution to this error is unique to the data source. For instance, if you are importing data from SQL Server and see blank columns, you could try Read More
How to Create a User with Access to a Specific Database Only in Azure SQL
In this exercise, you’ll create logins, users, and admins, and you’ll grant Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) users access to the database, as you would for normal users in SQL Server. Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), and connect to your Azure SQL Database server, if you aren’t already connected. After you’ve configured and connected Read More
Azure Data Studio vs SSMS
For 15 years, SSMS has held the title of the top SQL Server database tool. That’s no easy feat, especially in the software world, where things can change faster than you say “blueberry pie.” But then a contender emerged, developed and released by the same Microsoft folks in 2018. It was Azure Data Studio – Read More
COUNTROWS vs COUNT vs COUNTA
As a data modeler, sometimes you might need to write a DAX expression that counts table rows. The table could be a model table or an expression that returns a table. Your requirement can be achieved in two ways. You can use the COUNT function to count column values, or you can use the COUNTROWS function to count table Read More