Comparing DirectQuery and ROLAP for real-time access
In the multidimensional model in SSAS, there is a storage mode called relational OLAP (ROLAP), which is the multidimensional solution...
2012-07-02
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James Serra's Blog
Microsoft Data Quality Services in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server Data Quality Services (DQS) is a knowledge-driven data quality product that is new to SQL Server 2012. The...
2012-06-27
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How to use a multidimensional cube with Power View
The requirements for Power View state that it can only use tabular models as data sources. So if you want to...
2012-06-25
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SQLBits X videos online
All the videos for this popular conference are online or will be soon (69 of them). Take a look at the...
2012-06-20
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Tabular query modes: DirectQuery vs In-Memory
When using the Tabular model in SSAS, the deployment options screen offers four choices for “Query Mode”: DirectQuery, DirectQuery with...
2012-06-18
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TechEd North America 2012 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd North America 2012 and they are available for free! What a...
2012-06-15
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Presenting Tips
Having done a number of presentations, I have accumulated a list of items to go over before each presentation to...
2012-06-06
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Microsoft Master Data Services in SQL Server 2012
Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services (MDS) is a Master Data Management (MDM) product from Microsoft. Master Data Services is...
2012-06-08 (first published: 2012-06-04)
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Syncing your calendars
I have a desktop computer, a laptop, and a iPhone. I frequently add meetings to my Outlook calender on my...
2012-05-30
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Columnstore indexes and memory
Columnstore indexes are built and processed completely in memory. You will receive an out-of-memory error if you do not have enough memory...
2012-05-23
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Helps with Commit Messages
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At Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better...
Startup scripts in SQL Server containers
I was messing around performing investigative work on a pod running SQL Server 2025...
Using SQL Compare with Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
Redgate recently released SQL Compare v16, which included a new feature to work with...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Fuzzy String Search II
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Azure-SSIS, Self-Hosted Integration Runtime, & Data Gateway?
Looking to confirm my understanding of these three products and how they can be...
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What is Page Density
In SQL Server, there is a concept of page density. This is determined by how much data is stored on each page. What is a page density of 90%?
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