Accommodating Null Values in SQL Server
The key to working with null values properly is to accommodate them consistently. Learn a few tricks that will help you do just that.
2009-09-16
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Articles
Migrating SQL Server Databases - The DBA's Checklist (Part 1)
Migrating a database is often a task fraught with complications, this series examines the key issues in a simple checklist.
2009-09-16
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Star Join Optimization in SQL Server 2008
When working with a dimensionally modeled data warehouse it is common for a large number of your queries to follow...
2009-09-16
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What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
2009-09-16
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What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
2009-09-16
520 reads
What Will I See at SQL Connections?
The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
2009-09-16
498 reads
Introduction to Dimension Security in SQL Server Analysis Services SSAS 2005
I have seen the tip Dynamically Control Data Filtering in SQL Server Reporting Services Reports which showed how to leverage a SQL Server database table to filter sales data based on the user running the report. I have a similar requirement to implement dynamic filtering except my data is in a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube and the users query the data with a variety of different tools. How can I implement dynamic security in my case?
2009-09-15
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Issue with SQL Server 2K5 SP3 CU5
In case you are considering to apply SQL Server SP3 CU5 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972511) to your system, I'd like to point out one issue / bug we found with CU5.
2009-09-15
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PowerShell 101 for the DBA – Installing PowerShell
Many DBAs have heard about the new scripting technology from Microsoft, but have yet to really dive right in. You...
2009-09-15
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T-SQL Challenge #13
Take T-SQL Challenge #13, Break a batch of invoices into multiple parts based on rules.
2009-09-15
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Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Forums
cons for a dev machine in a different version of sql from our prod server
hi, im not a dba. For a couple of years our dev sql server...
Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
Hello, I would like to ask whether it is technically possible to redirect a...
Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Calculating Geometric Mean in Power...
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