As well as its multidimensional model, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) now has a tabular model of database that either runs in-memory or in DirectQuery mode. The in-memory analytics engine allows the users of Excel or Power View to base reports on tabular model objects. Having shown how to handle date-based information using the Multi-dimensional model, Dennes now turns his attention on the in-memory tabular model.
2016-03-31
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This whitepaper explores the differences between the approaches, state based or migrations based, and how Redgate tools can help.
2016-03-31 (first published: 2016-03-24)
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The SSIS Script Task allows you to add functionality to your SSIS package that does not already exist with the other predefined tasks. In this article, Daniel Calbimonte looks at how to get started using the SSIS Script Task with a few examples.
2016-03-30
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Microsoft cloud platform allows you to provide resiliency for your on-premises SQL Server deployments. Marcin Policht describes this functionality, available as part of the Azure Site Recovery solution.
2016-03-29
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Redgate’s Arneh Eskandari and Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Steve Jones, will show you how Redgate’s DLM (Database Lifecycle Management) solution works to improve your database development and deployment processes. Today 12noon EDT
2016-03-29
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To be able to make full use of the system catalog to find out more about a database, you need to be familiar with the metadata functions. They save a great deal of time and typing when querying the metadata. Once you get the hang of these functions, the system catalog suddenly seems simple to use, as Robert Sheldon demonstrates in this article.
2016-03-28
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In this article, I’ll attempt to “convince” you that every SQL Server you put into production should be a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI).
2016-03-25 (first published: 2014-04-15)
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When your SQL Server database is set to have its statistics automatically updated, you will probably conclude that, whenever the distribution statistics are out-of-date, they will be updated before the next query is executed against that index or table. Curiously, this isn't always the case. What actually happens is that the statistics only gets updated if needed by the query optimiser to determine an effective query plan.
2016-03-25
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This article shows you how to resolve SQL Server maintenance plan execution failure error
2016-03-24
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Oracle offers a number of security-related settings, but one could definitely create more harm than good. David Fitzjarrell looks at which parameter that is, and why.
2016-03-24
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A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
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Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
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