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10 Things I Hate About Interviewing With You Webinar

This is a PASS VC Webinar, taking place on August 28, 1PM EDT. Get interviewing tips from both sides of the desk. Based on Thomas LaRock's 10 Things blog posts, this presentation by both Thomas LaRock and Karen Lopez will give you valuable insight into the interviewing process and how to improve your chances of landing that next job.

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2013-08-26

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SQL Server Central Webinar Series #25 - Best Practices in Database Deployment Part 1: Aug 27th @ 4PM BST

Join Grant Fritchey (SQL Server MVP) as he tackles the most common problems and pitfalls of database deployment. He will explain how you (and your team) can make your deployment process, faster, more efficient and most importantly less stressful!

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2013-08-26 (first published: )

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Getting started with Power View Reports with SharePoint, Excel and SQL Server

Microsoft Business Intelligence stack provides several tools for analyzing data from different perspectives, in different format and different ways. Power View is a new addition to this arsenal which provides intuitive ad hoc reporting capabilities for business users to provide an interactive data exploration, visualization, and presentation experience. But how does it work and how to get started with it?

2013-08-22

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Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2012

The columnstore index in SQL Server 2012 stores columns instead of rows, and is designed to speed up analytical processing and data-warehouse queries. Whilst columnstore indexes certainly do that effectively, they are not a universal panacea since there are a number of limitations on them. When used appropriately, they can reduce disk I/O and use memory more efficiently.

2013-08-20

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