Building a Visual Studio project from an existing SSAS database
Imagine you join a company, and there is an existing SSAS database that contains a few cubes that are working nicely. You...
2011-09-19
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James Serra's Blog
Ways to save money on Microsoft Software
If you are a developer and are on your own, or working for a company that does not have an...
2011-09-16
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SQL Server “Denali”: Installing on a Virtual Machine
With CTP3 for SQL Server Denali available, a lot of us want to play with all the new cool features, as well as...
2011-09-14
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Installing on a Virtual Machine
With CTP3 for SQL Server 2012 (code name of “Denali”) available, a lot of us want to play with all the new...
2011-09-14
1,627 reads
How to prevent blocking in your SQL Server database
As a SQL Server DBA, usually the largest databases in size and in number of users that I had to manage was an ERP...
2011-09-12
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Using a Display Folder for a SSAS calculation
I was having a problem getting the display folder to work for a calculation in SSAS. Turns out, it will...
2011-09-09
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Thinking about taking a contract position? Questions to ask
Over the years, I have accumulated a set of questions that I usually ask the placement firm about a contract position...
2011-09-07
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System Center and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010
Because the relationship between application development and the IT operations teams is critical, Microsoft has released a CTP of a new...
2011-09-06
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Preventing projects from deploying when debugging a SSIS package
This is a quick tip to help quickly solve a problem I run into sometimes, and now that I am...
2011-09-02
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Receive error #13119 in toolbox instead of tools in Visual Studio 2008
A couple of times over the past few months, while in Visual Studio 2008 working on an SSIS package, I went...
2011-08-31
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Using Data Masker on Chinese Surnames
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