How to retrieve Cell Properties from a SSAS MDX query using SSIS
Scenario
This is a short article where I want to share something I discovered recently. I worked on an SSIS package...
2016-07-14 (first published: 2016-07-02)
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How to Load XML Data Files using the SSIS Script Component.
One of the common source data files that every ETL Developer/Architect will have to grapple with every now and then...
2016-04-03
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Why the MS Power Query (PQ) for Excel is an invaluable Business Intelligence tool
Dear reader, I would like to share with you some of the capabilities that the Power Query for Excel brings...
2013-08-22 (first published: 2013-08-19)
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How to drop all tables in a SQL Server Database whose name begins with a common value
Scenario
I have discovered from working on projects that sometimes you may have to make use of temporary or staging tables...
2012-12-23
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SharePoint 2010 Setup Error
Sometimes in life things happen when you least expect them. This was my experience some few weeks ago when I...
2012-11-13
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SQL Server 2012 – Enter the EOMONTH Function
In this blog post, I will be sharing a new date feature in SQL Server 2012 called the EOMONTH (End...
2012-08-02
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Data Quality; the road to Accurate Reporting
I am sure you have heard of the term; garbage in garbage out. This maxim is even more true when...
2012-06-10
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2012-06-10
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NVARCHAR(n) Vrs NVARCHAR(max)
These datatypes particularly NVARCHAR(n), have been with us for some time now but having seen some of the confusion around...
2012-05-28
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Slowing Changing Dimension (SCD) demystified – Part 3
I am wrapping up this series by finally considering the rarely used type 3 SCD.
( i.e. in most business scenarios)
Unlike...
2012-05-22
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Blogs
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
Start with the FabricTools PowerShell module
By Kamil
Managing Microsoft Fabric at scale quickly becomes painful if you rely only on the...
Enterprise AI Operating Rhythm – Top 5 practices for 2026
2025 exposed a growing gap between AI ambition and operational reality. As budgets tightened...
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