As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

With JSON now the default format for moving data between clients and servers, SQL Server adds JSON support to make it easier to get your data out of the database and down to the client. SQL Server ...

SQL Server 2016 lets you treat JSON objects like rows in a table, allowing you to use data from AJAX queries in joins, updates and any other SQL statement you can think of. SQL Server 2016 provides ...

Have you ever spent hours fine-tuning a Power Query workflow, only to have it break because a column name changed? It’s a frustratingly common scenario for anyone working with dynamic or external data ...

Ever feel like creating custom columns in Power Query is more frustrating than it should be? The process can often feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling null values, complex calculations, ...

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...

The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

In this post, we will show you how to reorder multiple columns in Power Query with Drag & Drop. Often when importing data from various sources, columns may not be in the desired order. Reordering ...

A super easy way to generate new records from multi-value columns using Excel Power Query Your email has been sent Have a complex Excel problem? Power Query to the rescue! Analyzing data often means ...