Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Version 2
Version 2 of Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) is apparently due this month (and can be ordered as of March 1st). The official...
2013-03-12
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James Serra's Blog
Top BI Enhancements for SQL Server 2012 Presentation
Next Tuesday, March 12th at 1:15pm CST, I will be presenting the session “Top BI Enhancements for SQL Server 2012” at...
2013-03-08
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Profisee Master Data Maestro
I have been using Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS) on a daily basis for the last 8 months. I also...
2013-03-07
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Visual Studio 2012 now supports BI!
My most popular blog has been Visual Studio 2012 does not support BI. In short, this means VS 2012 does...
2013-03-06
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Microsoft Data Explorer
Data Explorer (download), which I first mentioned in my blog about PASS Summit 2011 (SQL Server 2012 and other PASS...
2013-03-05
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Data Warehouse Architecture Presentation Slides
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Data Warehouse Architecture” to the PASS DBA virtual chapter. There were over 200 attendees! The recording of...
2013-02-28
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Data Warehouse Architecture Presentation
I will be presenting the session “Data Warehouse Architecture” this Wednesday, Feb 27th at 11:00am CST to the PASS DBA virtual...
2013-02-26
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I’m presenting at the PASS SQL Saturday in Chicago
I have been selected to present at the SQL Saturday in Chicago on April 13th. This works out nicely as the...
2013-02-21
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Using Team Foundation Service
Team Foundation Service (TFS) is the “cloud” version of Team Foundation Server 2012. Up to 5 users are free, plus for a...
2013-02-19
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“DBA: Transitioning to a BI Role” Presentation Slides
Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation “DBA: Transitioning to a BI Role” at the PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter. The recording...
2013-02-14
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How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
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“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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