Dynamically generate current Year, Month or Date member with MDX
MDX can be extended with Visual Basic functions like the FORMAT() and NOW() functions to dynamically generate the current year, month or...
2011-07-22
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Blog Posts
I’ve Got A “SQLSat” In Kalamazoo
Last night I received an e-mail letting me know that I’ll be presenting at SQL Saturday #84 in Kalamazoo, MI. ...
2011-07-22
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Lookup functions in SSRS 2008 R2 - I
Introduction
Most of us who are regularly working with SSRS have always felt the need of some way through which multiple...
2011-07-22
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Re-blog – July 15-July 21
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Oddly enough,...
2011-07-22
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2011 Call For Speakers Closes July 24
The 2011 version of SQLSaturday Orlando (officially SQLSaturday #85), a joint effort between Orlando's PASS chapters OPASS and MagicPASS, is...
2011-07-22
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SQLSkills Immersion training in London
Just short of the winter solstice, I bailed out of a freezing cold Johannesburg for warmer climates; well, actually for...
2011-07-22
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SSRS: Dynamic Data Sources
I have been building dashboard using Reporting Services (SSRS) for a client of mine. The dashboard is going to be...
2011-07-22
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Visual Studio vNext
“vNext” is the codename Microsoft has chosen for the next version of the Visual Studio.
A big feature is improving the application lifecycle management...
2011-07-22
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Article: How to use temporary table in function
Steve Jones from voiceofthedba.com, editor on SQLServerCentral.com gave me an opportunity to publish humble article about workaround solution for using...
2011-07-21
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Bad Admins: Pocketing Backups
This is part of a series of tips on how bad/rogue admins can get access to the data in your...
2011-07-21
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Blogs
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
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