City of Orlando Switches to Google Email
This happened earlier in the year, finally getting around to writing some notes on it – you can read more here....
2010-02-22
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Blog Posts
Experiments with Data Compression in SQL Server 2008
Data compression is an Enterprise Edition only feature that was added in SQL Server 2008. It allows you to use...
2010-02-22
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Free Webinar Series This Week
If you haven’t heard already this week there is a great free webinar series going on that’s meant for beginners. ...
2010-02-22
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I Feel Like a Heel
It’s now 3 events that I’ve canceled in the last 6 months, and a 4 or 5 more that I’ve...
2010-02-22
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IgnoreUnrelatedDimensions in Analysis Services 2008
Once of the more common issues with working with data in a cube is that it does not always line...
2010-02-22
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Introduction to Using Profiler with SSAS 2008
There are many ways to optimize your analysis services cubes, but the real trouble is how do you know where...
2010-02-22
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It will happen on a spring day in May...
"The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May." - Edwin Way Teale This spring, the Portland,...
2010-02-22
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Power Plans and Windows Server 2008 R2
After seeing an interesting blog post on AnandTech IT last week that showed slower query response time in x64 SQL...
2010-02-22
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SQL Server 2008 - Adding Row Totals
During a recent client engagement I was asked if there was a quick way to add a row containing totals...
2010-02-22
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What Does It Look Like When Everything Is Okay?
I'm a big believer in looking at systems when everything is okay. I'm not the only one, as Joe Richards, a...
2010-02-22
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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