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It's March Madness, and we're not just talking about basketball. We're not just talking about Women's History Month, which is...
2011-03-15
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Blog Posts
SSRS: Empty dataset and Tablix Control
The behaviour of the tablix is that whenever the associated dataset is empty, it will not show any detail row....
2011-03-15
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STS-134 Rollout
If you follow me on Twitter or talk to me in person you'll come to realize I'm a space enthusiast....
2011-03-15
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The MCM is Worldwide
Well, not everywhere, but as long as Prometric sites meet some security requirements, they can offer the MCM tests. I...
2011-03-15
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To Script or Not To Script
When approaching an automation problem the first questions you must answer is whether you should even invest the time to...
2011-03-15
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Waiting For Superman
This site really is about business intelligence, but it is good to mix things up a bit every now and...
2011-03-15
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ANSI Connection Settings
It’s reasonably well known that you can get different execution plans if you change the ANSI connection settings. But the...
2011-03-14
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DB Benchmarking
As database professionals, we have a need to benchmark performance of the database, processes, and essentially overall performance. When benchmarking, it is preferable to get a baseline and then...
2011-03-14
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DB Benchmarking
As database professionals, we have a need to benchmark performance of the database, processes, and essentially overall performance. When benchmarking,...
2011-03-14
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Happy Pi Day
Here’s wishing you a Happy Pi Day…
Pi in Pie Pan
If my picture isn’t good enough, here’s a better representation of...
2011-03-14
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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