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Power BI, Parallelism And Dependencies Between SQL Queries In DirectQuery Mode

This is going to sound strange, but one of the things I like about tuning Power BI DirectQuery semantic models is that their generally-slower performance and the fact you can see the SQL queries that ...
IEEE

Generate Text-to-SQL Queries Based on Sketch Filling

Abstract: The Text-to-SQL task has significant application prospects in automating relational database query interfaces. It can reduce user learning costs and improve data query efficiency. However, ...
Associated Press

As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front ...
Neowin

Power Query is now fully available in Excel for the web

Power Query used to be quite limited in Excel for the web, but Microsoft has now rolled out an update that brings the full experience to certain subscribers. Microsoft, in a recent announcement, said ...
Wall Street Journal

America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an AI Problem—Too Many Data Centers

America’s AI boom is pushing the nation’s largest power-grid operator to the brink of a supply crisis. Sixty-seven million people in a 13-state region stretching from New Jersey to Kentucky get their ...
jdpower

Independent Insurance Agents Feel Undervalued, Underserved by Carriers, JD Power Finds

TROY, Mich.: 1 Oct. 2025 — Despite being responsible for more than 61% of all property and casualty (P&C) insurance policies written, 1 independent insurance agents say they are not getting the ...
Redmond Magazine

PowerShell-Based SQL Server Backups Revisited, Part 2

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...
Geeky Gadgets

Power Query Performance Boost : Use List.Buffer to Speed Up Refresh Times

Have you ever found yourself staring at a spinning wheel, waiting for your Power Query to refresh, only to wonder if there’s a better way? For anyone working with large datasets, refresh delays aren’t ...
The New York Times

Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone

Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business. A ...
Geeky Gadgets

Create Power BI Interactive Dashboards Like a Pro in 10 Minutes : No Coding Required

What if you could transform raw data into a sleek, interactive dashboard in just 10 minutes? It might sound ambitious, but with the right tools and guidance, it’s entirely possible. Imagine walking ...
MIT Technology Review

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. AI’s integration into our lives is ...