When Should You Start Speaking?
I know it’s daunting and a little intimidating, but there are so many people with knowledge to share. I see...
2010-02-22
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Blog Posts
Data Type Precedence and Implicit Conversions
In my last post, I noted that one of the biggest differences between ISNULL and COALESCE was the fact that...
2010-02-21
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Disk Partition Alignment
This whitepaper from Greg Lowe talks about the important strategy behind disk partition alignment. This is focused mainly in SQL...
2010-02-21
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Free Data From Across the Pond
Ok so I know a statement like that will whip some of you into a frenzy, but it’s true. No...
2010-02-21
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I’m givin’ ‘er all she’s got!
Or am I?
As I proceed down the path on a consolidation project, I have taken time to pause and ponder...
2010-02-21
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I'm Speaking at SQLLunch
I am excited to be speaking at SQLLunch.com on March 1st. SQL Lunch is a great website event where Host...
2010-02-21
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MDX Member Functions
There are a large number of Member functions in MDX that do everything from returning ancestry of a member to...
2010-02-21
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Measure Group Properties Explained
When configuring measure groups in SSAS, you want to make sure you address a few important properties. They are show...
2010-02-21
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Measure Properties Explained
When configuring measures in SSAS, you want to make sure you address a few important properties. They are show in...
2010-02-21
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Microsoft AdCenter and SQL Server Analysis Services 2008
There is a recently published whitepaper that talks about Microsoft AdCenter using SSAS 2008 to accelerate performance over 2005. Most...
2010-02-21
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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...
Forums
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers