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
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
Forums
Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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Powershell script to generate SQL server Inventory in CSV format
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Database Ledger in SQL Server 2022
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Question of the Day
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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