An impossible case

In a previous blog entry (Inconsistent NullIf behaviour), Jeff Moden and Dan Halliday(twitter) both made a very similar observation.
When executing...

Awards for SQL Heroism

Motivational time again!
Have you ever worked on a project where someone was seeking their moment in the sun for an...

Building your 1st Performance Point Dashboard in Sharepoint 2010

Hey there gang
The PASS BI Virtual Chapter is presenting some great stuff this fall. September 14th I’m doing a new session on...

Get ready for the Third Annual SW Florida .Net Code Camp!

Hey there database folks! Don’t be scared off by a little .NET. The SW Florida code camp is getting underway...

Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation (Part 2)

This is the 2nd in the series of evaluations I have carried out on Idera’s SQL Server Toolbox. The first...

Labor Day Bloopers

Happy Labor day to everyone. A day off for me, but I’m posting a few bloopers from the past couple...

Let’s get Dimensional – from Requirements to Dimensional Design

Hey folks!

You asked for it – so coming up on September 8th we’re doing a SQL Lunch that is going to...

Managing Contacts

This is one of those posts that has little to do with SQL Server and more to do with helping...

Parallelism in SSIS - Multiple Lookups

This question just came up in the forums, and it highlights how difficult it can be to try to optimize...

PASS BI Virtual Chapter – Adaptive BI: Engineering a BI Solution

Hey there folks – PASS Virtual BI Chapter Event Alert!
Don’t forget to come out on Sept 20th and get Adaptive with...