PASS for Today (and Tomorrow)
I just wanted to plug two events that are free SQL Server training. First, Thomas LaRock (@sqlrockstar) and Jason Strate...
2012-03-20
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DataOnWheels
Why I am excited about SQL Server 2012
By now many of you have had the opportunity to hear or see something about the next release of SQL...
2012-03-08
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Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #1: Executing an Oracle Stored Proc with No Parameters in SSIS Execute SQL Task
Originally posted: 3-4-2012 Welcome to a new blog series of tips related to Oracle with a focus on helping those...
2012-03-04
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PASSMN Rocks 2012!
As many of you may know, I am the Chair for the Minnesota SQL Server User Group aka PASSMN. I...
2012-02-22
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PowerPivot and Market Research
This past Tuesday, February 14, I was invited to discuss how technology can be used to help analyze data for...
2012-02-16
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PowerPivot for Excel Install Issues
At one of my customers, we had a very frustrating experience while trying to get PowerPivot for Excel (SQL Server...
2012-02-02
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Microsoft Data Appliances Help Simplify MSBI Projects
As some of you know, I am really excited about the data appliances Microsoft and HP have released this year. ...
2012-01-27
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X on XMLA: i. Using XMLA
In my previous blog, I introduced the “X on XMLA” series. In this blog, I will do more of an...
2012-01-26
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Introducing “X on XMLA”
XMLA or XML for Analysis is used in SQL Server Analysis Services and other multidimensional data systems to manage the...
2012-01-19
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Why It’s Called a User Group…
On Tuesday night was the first meeting for PASSMN, the SQL Server User Group in Minneapolis/St. Paul this year. As...
2012-01-18
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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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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