Transfer Logins Task and Transfer Database Task in SSIS
The Transfer Logins and Transfer Database tasks can be used in combination to easily and efficient migrate databases and users across different SQL Servers.
2009-07-13
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Articles
A Generic Process to Convert XML Data - Part 2
Continuing with his series on loading and transforming XML data, Leo Peysakhovich shows how to create the generic process to perform the convesions.
2009-07-10 (first published: 2008-08-26)
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How To Enable User-Defined Hierarchies in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
I have a requirement to provide users with the capability to define their own reporting hierarchies for sales data. For instance they had a report which broke down sales by the four regional VPs then by office. Later they created regions, assigned VPs to each region, then assigned offices to each VP. Now they want to be able to create a number of other scenarios and choose which one when they run a report. Can you provide some suggestions on how to do this?
2009-07-10
3,043 reads
HP Mini Netbook – Day 2
I arrived in Richmond, VA this morning earlier than expected. I was meeting a few people and things were pushed back, so I had the chance to go by Best Buy and find a USB->VGA adapter. Apparently they don’t have the HP VGA cable, so I got this adapter...
2009-07-10
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Partitioned Table and Index Strategies Using SQL Server 2008
The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database software provides table partitioning to make such operations more manageable.
2009-07-10
3,009 reads
The Worst Advice
We all try to help others with advice, but sometimes we end up doing damage. Steve Jones asks for the worst advice you see given in this Friday poll.
2009-07-10
428 reads
The Worst Advice
We all try to help others with advice, but sometimes we end up doing damage. Steve Jones asks for the worst advice you see given in this Friday poll.
2009-07-10
461 reads
The Worst Advice
We all try to help others with advice, but sometimes we end up doing damage. Steve Jones asks for the worst advice you see given in this Friday poll.
2009-07-10
676 reads
Instead of Trigger, Part 2 - SQL School Video
Part 2 of MVP Andy Warren's SQL School video on Instead of Triggers.
2009-07-09
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2009-07-09
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