So, to sum up, if you’re using CSV files containing date columns as a source for Power Query and you’re experiencing performance problems, try changing your M code to use Date.FromText instead of ...

Examine the optimal data migration strategy in light of the SQL Server system’s capacity to withstand overhead and outages. Use the most efficient method measured in terms of downtime to migrate the ...

Freezing a row in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets can organize your spreadsheet and make sorting through data a breeze. Here's how to do it.

Excel’s BYCOL() and BYROW() functions evaluate data across columns and rows, returning an array result set allowing you to bypass a lot of work.

Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

A slow convert to the cause. By David Brooks Opinion Columnist I’ve been traveling around the country for the past few years studying America’s divides — urban/rural, red/blue, rich/poor ...

One solution is to change the data source from Excel to one that has better capabilities, such as CDS, SharePoint or SQL Server, for example. As this issue has appeared a few times in the community, I ...