Images, charts, indicators and sparklines in a tablix stretch and degrade report performance
This fact is probably not documented very well but this is an important factor in SSRS visual report design… The...
2013-09-26
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Blog Posts
PASS Votes
I’ve already made my own intentions clear. I’m casting one of my votes for Allen Kinsel. But, I get three...
2013-09-26
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Performance Tuning In LA!
Hello Dear Reader! This year Pragmatic Works has brought our Performance Tuning Workshop to Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Due to...
2013-09-26
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SQL Server 2014: Partition Improvements
SQL Server 2014 has enhancements to two common database maintenance operations:Partition Switching and Online Index Rebuild. This will greatly increase...
2013-09-26
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Understanding Microsoft Self-Service BI Recording and Q&A
I hope you were able to attend my free webinar on Understanding Microsoft Self-Service BI on September 26, 2013. If...
2013-09-26
1,354 reads
Webcast Follow-Up: Recognizing the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Workload
Last Monday, I presented a session for Pragmatic WorksTraining on the T’s on the Microsoft’s Parallel Data Warehouse. In the session,...
2013-09-26
1,582 reads
Which personal traits should a #SQLPASS Director have?
A lot has been said about what each candidate would like to do and their track record of delivering in...
2013-09-26
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AdventureWorks2012 Bug on Azure
While I have production databases in Azure, I can’t exactly experiment with them at will. Further, while they mostly have...
2013-09-25
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Houston Tech Fest 2013
I am traveling (driving) with the family to Houston to present on SSIS 2012 at Houston Tech Fest 2013 at...
2013-09-25
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I’m Voting for Allen Kinsel
As you can see from the title of this post, I’ve decided on one of the three votes I’ll be...
2013-09-25
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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