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A Misleading SSAS Error in Power BI Report Server When Using DirectQuery Mode

Our client was experiencing issues after publishing a report that used Direct Query mode. Specifically, when the report was queried, the following error occurred: Error :  We couldn’t connect to the Analysis Services server. Make sure you’ve entered(…)

SQLDay 2026 Workshops Overview

SQLDay 2026 offers a full-day workshop program on 11 May 2026, before the main conference scheduled for 12–13 May 2026 in Wrocław, with onsite and online participation options depending on the session. The workshops cover several areas(…)

Stop measuring ECM success like this

As I’ve mentioned in some of my previous blog posts, ECM projects don’t fail because of the chosen technology. Most products can meet the necessary requirements. The choice of a solution is driven more by other aspects, such as(…)

PostgreSQL 19: Dynamically adjust the I/O worker pool

When PostgreSQL 18 was released last year one of the major features was the introduction of the asynchronous I/O subsystem. The main configuration parameter for this was (and still is)(…)

Increase GoldenGate 26ai Log Retention

GoldenGate logs are a powerful source of information when debugging or analyzing your deployments. However, some of these logs have a rather low retention period in active deployments. They might then not even be useful for debugging if you(…)

PostgreSQL 19: pg_waldump can now read from archives

When PostgreSQL 18 introduced the ability to verify tar based (and compressed) backups with pg_verifybackup there was one limitation: The verification of the WAL files in the tars (or compressed files)(…)

SQL Server 2025 In-Memory: New Cleanup Features & SQLBits 2026 Insights

SQL Server 2025 finally allows dropping In-Memory filegroups, a breakthrough analyzed here alongside expert performance insights from SQLBits 2026.

The metadata trap

You know, metadata is the key of a nice Enterprise Content Management system. It is supposed to make work easier, promising order instead of chaos, findability instead of frustration, control instead of clutter. In the world of document(…)

Deployment removal failed in GoldenGate Configuration Assistant (INS-85038)

Recently, I wrote about deleting a GoldenGate deployment with the REST API, and when investigating this issue, I remembered a limitation of the configuration assistant, which I wanted to talk about. For more information about(…)

EM-90000 SSL Error With GoldenGate Targets in OEM

In this blog, I will explain what needs to be done when registering GoldenGate targets behind NGINX reverse proxy in the Enterprise Manager. More specifically, we will see how to avoid the EM-90000 error related to an SSLHandshakeException.