Azure. Business Intelligence. SQL Server. Nerd Stuff.
Azure / SQL Server / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published September 6, 2016 · Last modified July 26, 2019
UPDATE: The other half of this scenario has been posted. Check out Importing a BACPAC to SQL Server. Azure SQL Database is a managed database platform as a service (Paas) offering available from Microsoft in the Azure cloud. One of...
by Bradley Schacht · Published August 23, 2016 · Last modified August 22, 2016
Here we are, 7 years working with SQL Server and Microsoft BI tools. Sure in the grand scheme of things that’s not a long time but when you consider that all of those years have been in consulting it’s more...
“How do I know my data is secure?” “A lot of companies have been hacked lately, why would I want to move to the cloud?” “We have sensitive data that can’t be moved to the cloud.” If you are a decision...
Azure / Government Solutions / Syndication
by Bradley Schacht · Published August 12, 2016 · Last modified August 14, 2016
Having a cloud you can trust is important. Microsoft takes security and compliance extremely seriously in both the commercial and government clouds. An August 2016 article on the Azure blog, Not All Clouds Are Created Equal, addressed this topic in detail...
I recently presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I discussed new security features in SQL Server 2016. You can click here to watch the recording of the webinar if you missed it. In this follow up I wanted to...
Earlier this week I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I discussed how to migrate virtual machines to Azure. You can click here to watch the recording of the webinar if you missed it. In this follow up...
Each week Pragmatic Works hosts a free training session. The topics include SQL Server internals, Business Intelligence, cloud services and even big data. On Tuesday November 17th, 2015 I will be presenting the free training session on Azure Virtual Machines....
Note this fix only works on Windows Server 2012/Windows 8 or later. A different method is required on Windows Server 2008R2 or earlier which involves the use of the NETDOM command. For several years now I have been using Hyper-V...
Business Intelligence / Speaking
by Bradley Schacht · Published October 27, 2015 · Last modified October 23, 2015
Click to purchase a seat in the Pragmatic Works Los Angeles BI Boot Camp. Microsoft has a wide range of offerings in the business intelligence space and it can take a lot of work to figure out how they all...
Business Intelligence / Speaking
by Bradley Schacht · Published September 2, 2015 · Last modified October 13, 2015
If you happen to be in the central Florida or Daytona area head over to Melbourne on September 10th to see me! I’ll be speaking at the newly merged Space Coast SQL/.Net User Group on Power Query. This topic is...
