25 Years Later: What SQLServerCentral Meant to Me
A look back at SQL Server Central after 25 years from founder Brian Knight.
2026-02-20
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Brian Knight
Formatting SSAS Measures - SQL School Video
ln this SQL School video, learn how you can format the various measures in your SSAS cubes.
2009-03-05
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Running A Basic DMX Query - SQL School Video
This SQL School video introduces us to the data mining queries that you can run from BIDS in an Analysis Services project.
2009-02-26
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Running Singleton Queries Against a DMX Data Mining Model - SQL School Videos
Learn how you can run a singleton data mining query against a cube with a mining model.
2009-02-24
1,850 reads
Installing & Congfiguring DM Add-in for Excel - SQL School Video
This SQL School video explains how to use the Data Mining add-in for Excel 2007. The installation and configuration are covered.
2009-02-19
3,115 reads
Creating Mining Structure - SQL School Video
In this SQLSchool video, MVP Brian Knight shows us how to create a simple data mining model in Analysis Services.
2009-02-17
2,883 reads
Data Mining in Excel 2007 Pt.2 - SQL School Video
In this video MVP Brian Knight continues on with more advanced data mining using Excel.
2009-02-12
3,384 reads
Data Mining in Excel 2007 Pt.1 - SQL School Video
Excel has greatly helped ease the process of data mining. In this video MVP Brian Knight shows how you can start using the data mining add-ins for Excel to get started.
2009-02-10
5,222 reads
Mining Model Viewers - SQL School Video
In this video MVP Brian Knight explains how you can use the model viewers to see how the data mining task will process your data.
2009-02-05
2,065 reads
Installing Sample 2008 Databases - SQL School Videos
Installing the sample databases in SQL Server 2008 isn't as straightforward as in previous versions. Brian Knight shows what needs to be done in this video.
2009-02-03
3,933 reads
Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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