Testing Security in SSAS
Security in SSAS is a simple yet powerful application of windows integrated security. MDX adds extra power to this by...
2010-02-20
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Blog Posts
Using MDX to work with the File System
There are sometimes some cool things you can do with a language that is not really it’s primary focus. T-SQL...
2010-02-20
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Why don’t lookup columns appear in no match output?
I often get asked when we are discussing loading dimension tables in SSIS, why the key columns from the table...
2010-02-20
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Bikes for Almost Grownups
Ran across this in Make Magazine, http://www.bigkidbike.com/, these are totally custom bikes, with names like Bigger Wheel, Lizard, and Kitten....
2010-02-19
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Feedback from Connect : Allow Snapshot Backups
I posted a note to allow snapshots to be backed up in SQL Server. The inability to do so, and...
2010-02-19
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On Ethics
I was having a conversation recently with a friend and former co-worker of mine. He's bounced around here and there,...
2010-02-19
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Playing With SQL Azure Data Synch
Microsoft has provided a free tool that allows you to easily create a SQL Azure database, and then synchronize the...
2010-02-19
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Reporting Services Switch Function
Recently a client requested to create a Reporting Services expression that emulated the CASE WHEN statement from T-SQL. The expression...
2010-02-19
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So You Want to Write a Book?
What the heck is wrong with you?
Still interested? Fine. I’ll tell you my take on this whole business. I’m only...
2010-02-19
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Speaking at the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter
Next week, I’ll be “in the cloud” as I give a presentation for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter. The topic...
2010-02-19
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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The New Wave of Security Threats
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There's Too Much to Learn
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How to Calculate Distance Between Coordinates in SQL Server
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