MDX #27–Who are Ascendants?
Many function names in MDX are very family-friendly. Children, parent, ancestors, descendants, ascendants, are all terms we often use in...
2013-03-02
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Blog Posts
100th blog post
Unless you’ve entered “100th blog post” into your favourite search engine and clicked on pot luck (or whatever it is)...
2013-03-01
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Five Virtual Labs for the SQL Server 2012 DBA
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a chance to try out the features of SQL Server? Maybe give them...
2013-03-01 (first published: 2013-02-21)
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PerformancePoint ‘Named Set’ Filter
PerformancePoint provides several options to create filters. One of the options available is ‘Named Set’. Within SSAS cubes we can...
2013-03-01 (first published: 2013-02-25)
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Reblog: February 22 to February 28
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-03-01
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Something for the Weekend – SQL Server Links 01/03/13
It’s SFTW Time, I hope you’ve had a great week!
Make sure you don’t miss this weekly round-up of SQL Server...
2013-03-01
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SQL BLOG: First Occurrence Of Character In a String
Scenario:
We need to find the first occurrence of character ie non numeric data in the string without using the built...
2013-03-01
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SQL Server Events in the UK – March 2013
Welcome to the first of what I plan to be a regular recurring theme. Right here I will list out...
2013-03-01
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When was the last successful backup?
What is the fastest and perhaps easiest way to find the last successful database backup?
Just right click on the Database...
2013-03-01
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Windows 8 – First Impressions on a Desktop
I bought a new (to me) desktop recently to replace my aging hardware. I’ve had a quad core machine, but...
2013-03-01
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
How do I connect to a SQL Server database on my ISP?
I've got a web application for my side business. I've added a SQL Server...
Looking for New Blood
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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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