Good Intro Podcast on Hadoop

Have you heard about Hadoop but don't know much about it? What about "big data?" Would you like an intro...

High Availability within Windows Azure VMs – An exciting opportunity !

Windows Azure Virtual Machines is a real game changer as it gives us ability to spin up VMs in no...

How do the fixed Database and Server roles map to more specific permissions?

I recently asked what the difference is between granting SELECT to a user (at a database level) and adding the...

Junk Dimensions with no Loading Needed

When you are working with dimensional modeling there are some situations where several dimensional attributes don’t make since to be...

Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #48

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My 2013 PASS Suggestion Tsunami List

Back in August I posted about an approach that Aaron Nelson and I thought of to try to get more...

PowerShell – Uptime of Multiple Machines – Example for Custom Formatting and Grid View

This post is to help you out in finding UpTime of one or more computers also you can pass file...

September 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist

It’s the first Monday of September and it’s time to check up on your SQL Servers.  In truth, it’s the...

Skills I Used Last Week

Ever thought about what your average week looks like? What are the real core skills your environment uses every day...

Unknown Unknowns: Analysis Services Failing to Start