SQL Server 2012: Certification Upgrade Info
As a follow-up to my SQL Server 2012: New Certification Info, Microsoft Learning has announced the certification tracks for the SQL Server...
2012-04-18
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James Serra's Blog
SQLSaturday in Houston
I will be speaking at the Houston SQLSaturday this upcoming Saturday (April 21st). Below is info on my session, which...
2012-04-16
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SSDT – Installation confusion
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is a Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) replacement, meaning it has a suite of Visual...
2012-04-13
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Consultants: Corp-to-Corp vs 1099
I blogged previously that when you are a consultant or contractor, you can sometimes be faced with the decision when...
2012-04-11
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SSAS development quick tip
When creating a new cube in SSAS, you are frequently making changes that cause the whole cube to reprocess when...
2012-04-09
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SQL Server 2012: Installing on a Virtual Machine
Now that SQL Server 2012 RTM is out, I have an update to my blog post SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Installing...
2012-04-06
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SQL Server 2012: Multidimensional vs tabular
To expand on what I talked about in SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Details on the next version of SSAS, there is...
2012-04-04
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SQL Server 2012: SSAS enhancements
My previous blog, SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Details on the next version of SSAS, talked about the major new feature in...
2012-04-02
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BIDS Helper 1.6 for SQL Server 2012 released
BIDS helper is Visual Studio add-in with features that extend and enhance the functionality of the SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server...
2012-03-30
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TinyInt problem in SSAS
If you have a source table that has a Tinyint primary key column defined as IDENTITY and you create a...
2012-03-28
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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