SQLSaturday Atlanta #220–May 18th
I am pleased to be selected to present a session on Analysis Services at the Atlanta SQLSaturday this May 18th...
2013-05-06
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Blog Posts
SSRS 101 – Your First Report
I know that it has been a while, and I apologize. I have been traveling around the U.S. evangelizing SQL...
2013-05-06
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Database Administration KPIs – 2/2
In my last post, I discussed about the quantitative KPIs which, to me, are useful for “outsiders”, i.e. non-DBAs, to...
2013-05-04
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May the Fourth Be With You – Kindle Bonus!
It seems that with the Disney purchase of Star Wars this past year that May the Fourth is coming on...
2013-05-04
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A Replacement for DBCC IND in SQL Server 2012
Each release of SQL Server is chalk full of new features and an assorted amount of bells and whistles. Some...
2013-05-03 (first published: 2013-04-17)
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Reblog: April 26 to May 2
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-05-03
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Speaking at SQL Saturday Atlanta
WOW! SQL Saturday Atlanta this year is turning into one of the largest SQL Saturdays ever! I’m absolutely honored and pumped to...
2013-05-03
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SQL Saturday 232 Orlando Call for Speakers!
Hello Dear Reader! We are at that time of the year again. SQL Saturdays are popping up all over the...
2013-05-03
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Use the Default System Trace to Find Autogrowth Events
The SQL Server Management Studio built-in standard report for "Disk Usage" is very handy to view the performance-sucking autogrowth events...
2013-05-03
2,419 reads
Visionary: Seeing Through Defects
Joe Lacob bought the struggling Golden State Warriors NBA franchise in 2010. He has been the most hated man by...
2013-05-03
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Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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