Watch out, Visual Studio 2010 does not support BI
When Visual Studio 2010 was released about a year ago, I was very excited and wanted to quickly open up...
2011-05-20
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James Serra's Blog
New Microsoft BI Labs site
Interesting new BI site from Microsoft called “BI Labs“. This site says: “BI Labs is a collection of experimental business...
2011-05-18
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DBA’s, want to earn the big bucks? Learn BI
While there are many DBA’s who do business intelligence, or BI, I believe there are even more who do not. ...
2011-05-16
1,161 reads
SSAS error when processing the cube
Every couple of weeks I see this SSAS error when processing one of my cubes:
Internal error: Invalid enumeration value. Please call...
2011-05-13
1,299 reads
Dirty looking SQL or MDX? Clean it up
A quick tip for you: Ever get some SQL or MDX sent to you in an email, or copied from a...
2011-05-11
665 reads
A quicker way than using count(*)
A quick little tip I found a couple of years ago. Ever use the count(*) syntax and it takes forever...
2011-05-09
557 reads
The best IT job boards
There are three job boards that I use: Dice, Monster, and LinkedIn. I prefer Dice by far, since it has...
2011-05-06
1,270 reads
SSIS package runs fine until put in a job
I see this issue pop up every now and then: A developer creates an SSIS package in BIDS and gets...
2011-05-04
788 reads
What to blog about?
As I mentioned in my first post, I thought it would be real difficult to think of things to blog...
2011-05-02
557 reads
Antivirus solutions that are free
So my sister called me the other day to tell me she has a message on her laptop that said...
2011-04-29
1,642 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Incidental Contact High
By Steve Jones
incidental contact high – n. an innocuous touch by someone just doing their job...
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server and Entra Groups
My company is moving from an Azure PostgreSQL single server to a flexible server....
Take the 2025 State of Database Landscape Survey
By Steve Jones
The survey is out now and you can share your experiences for a chance...
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GIT Configuration and Automated Release for Azure Data Factory
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How to Add a New Shared Disk to a WSFC as a SQL Resource
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Knowing What You Don't Know
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