PerformancePoint: Show Details greyed out
In PerformancePoint, when using a analytic grid or chart or a scorecard, if you are not able to use the...
2013-08-01
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James Serra's Blog
SQL Server 2014: Columnstore Index improvements
In SQL Server 2012, a new feature was added called Columnstore Indexes that resulted in huge query performance improvements. In SQL...
2013-07-30
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Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture Presentation
I will be presenting the session “Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture” this Wednesday, July 31st, at 10pm EST for...
2013-07-29
1,168 reads
TechEd Europe 2013 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd Europe 2013 and they are available for free! Some great videos...
2013-07-25
872 reads
SQL Server 2014: In-memory OLTP Engine, code-name: Hekaton
What looks to be the biggest and best new feature in SQL Server 2014 is called the “In-memory OLTP Engine”,...
2013-07-23
2,082 reads
Why You Need a Data Warehouse
Introduction
You likely have heard about data warehousing, but are unsure exactly what it is and if your company needs one....
2013-07-25 (first published: 2013-07-18)
5,984 reads
The benefit of placement firms
Why do companies use placement firms to find IT contractors instead of using internal recruiters?
Who better to answer that question...
2013-07-16
797 reads
I’ll take “Products that start with Power”, Alex
FYI:
Geoflow (see Geoflow Preview for Excel 2013) is now called Power Map, and Data Explorer (see Microsoft Data Explorer) is now called...
2013-07-11
892 reads
Power BI for Office 365
Announced at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2013 is Power BI for Office 365:
Power BI for Office 365 is a cloud-based business intelligence...
2013-07-09
1,515 reads
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – June 2013 update
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) has a new update:
VS 2010: June 2013 version: 10.3.30618.1, December 2012 version: 10.3.21208.0, November 2012 version:...
2013-07-02
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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