#meme15: Reasons I Like My Job
When Jason ( B | T ) posted this assignment, I thought it would be a fun topic to write on. Before I...
2012-08-15
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DataOnWheels
Upcoming BI and Data Events with Magenic in Fall 2012
As I started looking over my event calendar, I was amazed at how many events Magenic is sponsoring, hosting or...
2012-08-14
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O, There’s the Data: Using OData in SSIS
The Open Data Protocol (OData) is an open specification created Microsoft to enable exposing data in a standard way from...
2012-07-23
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Excel 2013 Will Impact BI Users
As noted in that great text, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “Don’t panic!” Excel 2013 will make even more...
2012-07-17
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X-XMLA: v. Creating XMLA Script from Visual Studio and Deploy the Database
This will be the easiest entry in this series. This is a reblog of an article I wrote last year....
2012-06-26
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Presenting at PASS Summit 2012
I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the PASS Summit again after a four-year “break”. I...
2012-06-22
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X-XMLA: iv. Deploying Databases with XMLA
The fourth segment in this series focuses on using XMLA to deploy databases. When you create SQL Server Analysis Services...
2012-06-19
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Simple batch script to generate XMLA and deploy SSAS DB
Reblogged from Data on Wheels - Steve Hughes: As I was working through some issues with my cube design, I realized...
2012-06-17
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A Visit to the Eugene Area SQL Server User Group
When in Portland… This week I am in Portland, Oregon working with a customer. While I was here, I thought...
2012-06-07
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Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #3: Choosing Drivers
When working with Oracle, drivers are truly a pain to get working correctly. I will discuss my preferred choice and...
2012-04-24
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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