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Diagnosing Power BI DirectQuery Performance Problems Caused By SQL Queries That Return Large Resultsets

The Execute Direct Query event has a duration of 2.1 seconds – meaning that again there is a gap to be explained, a gap where ...
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How to Create Purchase Order Lines in Oracle R12 (with PL/SQL Examples)

Vinish Kapoor is an Oracle ACE Pro, software developer, and founder of Vinish.dev, known for his expertise in Oracle. Vinish Kapoor is an Oracle ACE Pro, software developer, and founder of Vinish.dev, ...
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What It’s Like to Be a Professional Card Counter

In What It’s Like, people tell us, well, what it’s like to have experiences many of us have not even imagined. Card counting is one of those mythical swindles in American mythology. Imagine rolling ...
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SQL Window Functions: A Quick Review With Examples

Hello there! 👋 I'm Luca, a BI Developer with a passion for all things data, Proficient in Python, SQL and Power BI ...
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Here’s why these states will take the longest to count 2024 presidential election votes

Election Day is set to turn into Election Week, or even Election Month, for millions of voters around the country. In 2020, the last polls closed on Tuesday, Nov. 3, but it took four days — until ...