Free Online SQL Server Training for the Week of January 12, 2013

If you’re a training provider and I’ve missed you, please drop me a line at brian {dot} kelley {at} sqlpass...

January 2014 S3OLV and Tabular Models

This is really late notice.  We had some extenuating circumstances this month and then a last minute cancellation.  Now that everything is squared away, we have some great news....

January 2014 S3OLV and Tabular Models

This is really late notice.  We had some extenuating circumstances this month and then a last minute cancellation.  Now that...

Lemonade and Life

I’ve got a torn ACL. I found out yesterday at a visit with a surgeon that gave me the results...

New Baby Girl!

On the 7th of January, 2014 my baby girl Kaitlyn was born. She came in about a month early.

This is...

Powershell in a Month – Day 8 Objects: data by another name

This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in a Month...

Shutting down multiple servers with Powershell

I’ve recently helped a company move their infrastructure to a new data centre. Part of this involved shutting down a...

SQL Server – Different ways to check Recovery Model of a database

A Recovery Model is property of a database which control how transaction log is maintained. SQL Server supports SIMPLE, FULL...

SSAS Dynamic KPI from a table

KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) in Analysis Services are a great way to show visually if a measure is above or...

That Awkward Moment When I Started Channeling Brent Ozar

If you read my end-of-year post (you did, right?), you’ll recall that I mentioned that 2013 was a tough year...