SSIS Denali Resolve References
One of the new features in SSIS Denali that I’m really excited about (Other than the ability to Undo ctrl-z)...
2010-11-15
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SQL Rally Precon Vote Results
The votes have all been tabulated and during PASS this week the top pre conference seminars were announced for SQL Rally.Thankfully...
2010-11-12
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SQL Server 2011 (Denali) no DTS support
The end has come! We've been told for several years the vNext of SQL Server will no longer support DTS...
2010-11-11
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Date Dimension Using Computed Columns
Picked up this nice script from a client last week. Use this script below to create a Date Dimension for...
2010-11-08
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MDX - Color Formatting on All Measures at Once
In a post a while back I wrote about how you can create conditional color formatting on the Analysis Services...
2010-11-04
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SQL Rally Cast Your Vote!
Pre Conference seminar voting is up now. Go make it happen! Here's the description of our session:
Title:
Business Intelligence Workshop
Speaker:Patrick LeBlanc,...
2010-10-26
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SQL Rally Precon - We Need Your Vote!
Okay SQL Community, I need your help! Patrick Leblanc, Adam Jorgensen, Mike Davis and myself have submitted a precon for...
2010-10-23
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SQL Lunch #36 - Overview of Common DAX Expressions
Tuesday at 12:30 pm I will be presenting for SQL Lunch giving you an overview of some common DAX Expressions...
2010-10-22
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Issues With Calculating Current Age Using DateDiff (Rounding?)
Recently I inherited a set of SSIS packages that did a pretty simple calculation for age.It used the following expression,...
2010-10-09
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SSRS - Join Function
Often when designing a Reporting Services with parameters you
may be required to display those parameter values on your report.This is...
2010-10-08
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Blogs
Scooby Dooing Episode 9: The Case of the Artificially Intelligent Villain
Welcome back, my fellow sleuths, to my mystery-inspired blog series! I’m having a ton...
The Book of Redgate: Don’t be an a**hole
By Steve Jones
This was one of the original values: The facing page has this text: No...
Beyond Pipelines: How Fabric Reinvents Data Movement for the Modern Enterprise
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have thought about data like plumbers think about water: you build...
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Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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