SQL Server containers are gaining popularity as a way of enhancing and standardizing development environments for Windows & Linux based…
Troubleshooting “slow” reports in PowerBI Report Server (or SQL Server Reporting Services) can be an arduous task. End users are…
Delegated authentication (or double-hop authentication as it’s sometimes called) is a common requirement with SQL servers that are using Kerberos…
When organizations become aware of the On-premises Data Gateway application, there can be an explosion in the number of gateways…
Recently I was working on rolling out a new PowerBI Report Server, along with migrating our 2014-based SQL Server Reporting…
One of the challenges many organizations face when beginning to work with Azure applications (PowerBI, PowerApps, Flow, etc.) is that…
First, thanks to Sean McCown (@KenpoDBA) at MinionWare (@heyMinionware) for the help troubleshooting. Recently I had to rename a SQL…
Azure storage, as a backup destination for SQL backups, is a great option for organizations that are contemplating replacing older…
SQL Server natively supports 3 types of backups: Full, Differential and Log. Full backups take a complete backup of the…