Automating the Processing of a Measure Groups Index Using SSIS
In a recent post (Processing a Measure Groups Index Using SSMS), I showed you how to utilize SQL Server Management...
2010-12-07
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Blog Posts
Blog – Domain Changes Update
As I mentioned in an earlier post I have recently moved my blog to a new domain name. This is...
2010-12-07
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Facebook and E-Mail Security for a New Teenager
Cross-posted from a Goal Keeping DBA blog:
Just recently, my oldest son entered the ranks of the teenagers. I shouldn’t actually...
2010-12-07
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Giving Back, SQLMeetings.com Is Going Live Soon
I’ve been pretty quite since the PASS Summit and with good reason. Every year we have a chapter leader meeting....
2010-12-07
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Introduction to Partitioning: Resources!
This past Saturday I presented my shiny new Introduction to SQL Server Partitioning session at SQL Saturday 61.
There were two...
2010-12-07
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Not Enough Time
I’ve been thinking about my goals for 2010, ones that I’ve set and adjusted a couple times, and thinking more...
2010-12-07
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SQLRally Call for Speakers Closes December 15, 2010
The call for speakers is open through December 15, 2010, and I hope many of you will take the chance...
2010-12-07
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T-SQL Tuesday #13 - What the Business Says Is Not What the Business Wants
It’s time to wrap up T-SQL Tuesday for the year 2010 and I was invited to host his month’s blog...
2010-12-07
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Consolidation
I’m about to go down one laptop, which is good. I have had too many for some time. Right now...
2010-12-06
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December PASSMN Meeting
Getting SQL Server for
Christmas! Happy holidays and seasons greetings!
True to fashion, the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) is...
2010-12-06
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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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Backing Up a DMK
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