A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

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 ...

Google’s query fan-out technique issues multiple background searches based on initial question. This system is active across AI Mode, Deep Search, and some AI Overview results. The approach relies on ...

Abstract: The conventional dynamic task scheduling method of multi-level distributed query engine mainly uses DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) to generate task allocation scheduler, which is vulnerable to ...

When working with address data, you may encounter situations where you need to merge multiple columns, such as address, town, and postcode, into a single column. Power Query makes this task a breeze.

We are excited to announce Power Pages native support for Power Fx, a powerful low-code formula language for the Power Platform. This capability enables Power Pages makers and developers with a ...

Even if generative AI hides SQL behind the curtain, it will continue to play a critical role in how we interact with and use data. In May 1974, Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce published a paper on ...

Data transposition aims to convert queried data into a specified format to display using front-end applications, such as reporting tools. There are row-to-column transposition, column-to-row ...