SQL Server 2012: Business Intelligence Edition
Well this was quite the little surprise this morning. Microsoft announced a new edition to the SQL Server lineup for...
2011-11-03
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sqlchicken
Deploying SSIS Packages with BIxPress
Same functionality but obvious differences
If you’ve worked with SSIS for any amount of time, you may quickly come to find...
2011-10-24
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We Are Community
Today I was planning on writing a summary post of PASS Summit experience but something happened last night that caused...
2011-10-19
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PASS Summit Keynote Day 1 Highlights
CLOUD! BIG DATA! EXCEL! CLOUD! CLOUD! Okay, recap done. Not really…sort of. In all honesty, while delivered in a fairly...
2011-10-13
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Expiring Databases and Policy-Based Management
Today on Twitter my friend Jes “Run Forrest Run” Schultz Borland (Blog | Twitter) asked the Community “How do you clean...
2011-10-06
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Small Business Hardware
[NOTE] My blog post scheduling-fu is weak, so this post didn’t go out Friday as planned. My apologies.
This is the...
2011-09-26
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SQL University: SQL Server Editions for Small Businesses
In our last session we talked a little bit about the different options you have in regards to SQL Server...
2011-09-21
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SQL University: Architecture for Small Businesses
Welcome back to SQL University! This week we’re going to be discussing architecture. In previous weeks we’ve discussed architecture at...
2011-09-19
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SQLSaturday #85 Orlando: Pragmatic Works BI Pre-Con!
I’m very proud to announce that Pragmatic Works will be presenting a Business Intelligence Workshop pre-con for SQLSaturday #85 in...
2011-07-27
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OMG I’m an MVP!
I can’t believe it, but I can finally say that I’m now officially a Microsoft SQL Server MVP! Last week...
2011-07-25
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Blogs
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
Even preparing for a class or seminar with set materials takes a lot of...
Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!
By DataOnWheels
I can’t believe it’s finally here! A way to have Excel live in OneDrive...
The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says
By Steve Jones
This image is from 2010, and it goes along with my last post of...
Forums
Help! MEMORY_ALLOCATION_EXT wait stalls
Hi I have an overnight process that moves allot of claims records Been working...
Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey with dbt (Data Build Tool) on SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey...
Putting the Player with the Number
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Putting the Player with the...
Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers