MCITP and ME
Last year (and this year too) I had set the goal to renew my certification. I failed miserably at it last year with the exception that I at least...
2011-05-19
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Blog Posts
Report Builder: Change Report Server Connection
A question that I have been asked quite often is, “How can I change the Report Server that I am...
2011-05-19
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The 2013 PASS Summit Goes to Charlotte
Just in case you didn’t catch the news yesterday on Twitter, the PASS blog, or via the PASS Connector, we...
2011-05-19
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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, patrick leblanc????
Ok, so what have I been up to?Well a lot has changed for me over the past couple of months,...
2011-05-19
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Fun with SQLskills
I’m in a fun mood today, so a few silly items for you.
The last few weeks, Paul Randal (blog | @PaulRandal)...
2011-05-18
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How To Make Your Laptop 100x Faster
Simon Sabin had his own take on increasing laptop speed. He had some good ideas, but he inspired me to...
2011-05-18
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How To: Use the Same Data Flow Column Twice As a Parameter in SSIS
Every once in a while, you'll have a slightly more complex UPDATE statement in an OLE DB Command or Destination. ...
2011-05-18
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How To: Use the Same Data Flow Column Twice As a Parameter in SSIS
Every once in a while, you'll have a slightly more complex UPDATE statement in an OLE DB Command or Destination. You'll use an UPDATE statement or a destination table that needsto use...
2011-05-18
10 reads
How To: Use the Same Data Flow Column Twice As a Parameter in SSIS
Every once in a while, you'll have a slightly more complex UPDATE statement in an OLE DB Command or Destination. You'll use an UPDATE statement or a destination table that needsto use...
2011-05-18
9 reads
New Microsoft BI Labs site
Interesting new BI site from Microsoft called “BI Labs“. This site says: “BI Labs is a collection of experimental business...
2011-05-18
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers