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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James Serra's Blog
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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What happens when a SSAS Tabular model exceeds memory?
If you are using the Tabular model in SSAS, it will use the xVelocity technology to load your entire database...
2012-05-24 (first published: 2012-05-21)
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Being careful in SSAS to not make a cube/dimension unprocessed
A big headache in SSAS, especially when dealing with a large cube, is making a change that when deployed, causes...
2012-05-21 (first published: 2012-05-16)
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Data Warehouse vs Data Mart
I see a lot of confusion on what exactly is the difference between a data warehouse and a data mart....
2012-05-14
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
A Front Door for the DBA Team – AgentDBA UI
By Arun Sirpal
AgentDBA began as a command line. That suits one DBA on one server, but...
Cleaning Up Azure MS Defender Billing
By Steve Jones
I have a few Azure subscriptions, which are fairly small and not used that...
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