SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – September 2012 update
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) has a new update (version 11.1.20905, with the previous version being 11.1.20225). The SSDT team...
2012-09-21
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James Serra's Blog
Master Data Services: Expand the Leaf member attributes box
In Master Data Services (MDS), when using the Master Data Manager Web User Interface (“UI”), you will notice the “Leaf member...
2012-09-19
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Master Data Services: Versioning
In Master Data Services (MDS), you can create multiple versions of the master data within a model. When you create...
2012-09-19 (first published: 2012-09-17)
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Master Data Services Terminology Overview
When moving from a data warehouse world to MDM, there is some new terminology to learn. Each of the terms...
2012-09-12
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Master Data Services: Changing a model with a subscription view
I have been working heavily with Microsoft Data Services (MDS) in SQL Server 2012 over the past few months, and...
2012-09-10
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The MERGE statement in SQL Server
The SQL MERGE statement was introduced in SQL Server 2008 and allows you to modify data in a target table based...
2012-09-06 (first published: 2012-09-05)
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SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013: Installing on a Virtual Machine
With the preview of SharePoint 2013 now available, I have updated my post SQL Server 2012: Installing on a Virtual Machine to...
2012-08-31 (first published: 2012-08-27)
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Excel 2013 and BI
On July 16, 2012, Office 2013 Preview was released to the public (download). Excel 2013 now includes a lot of the...
2012-08-15
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PerformancePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2013
PerformancePoint is an important BI Tool in the Microsoft world and it will continue to be Microsoft’s solution for creating interactive,...
2012-08-13
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Prevent wiping out of SSAS partitions
There have been a few times when I have created SSAS partitions outside of BIDS using script code in an...
2012-08-01
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers