Methods for populating a data warehouse
Source tables change over time. A data mart or data warehouse that is based on those tables needs to reflect these...
2011-08-19
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James Serra's Blog
Microsoft SharePoint Online
Microsoft SharePoint Online is a cloud-based service that is part of the recently released Microsoft Office 365. For those of us...
2011-08-17
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Using SSIS lookup transformation editor with millions of rows
If you are using a SSIS lookup transformation editor and the reference dataset is large (millions of rows) and you...
2011-08-15
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SSAS Maestro Program (or SQL BI MCM)
There is a very interesting new Microsoft program that started back in January, called the SSAS Maestro Program. It is a five-day,...
2011-08-12
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Product Guide for SQL Server “Denali” released
Released today, the SQL Server code name ‘Denali’ Community Technical Preview 3 (CTP3) Product Guide download contains the latest datasheets, white...
2011-08-11
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SQL Server “Denali”: Distributed Replay
Replaying multiple threads of a captured trace in SQL Profiler is difficult, and you are limited to replaying the workload from...
2011-08-10
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Tools to make creating MDX much easier
For those of you who use MDX, I’m sure you share my opinion that MDX is a lot harder to...
2011-08-08
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Microsoft Certifications and MVP’s – What are they?
I take it for granted that everyone knows all about Microsoft certifications and Microsoft MVP’s. But a few years ago,...
2011-08-05
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How to Run Programs as a Domain User from a Non-domain Computer
As a consultant or contractor, many times the client we are at does not provide us with a laptop, so we must...
2011-08-03
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SQL Server “Denali”: Project Apollo
Project Apollo is a new feature in CTP3 of SQL Server Denali that enables a new columnstore index that offers...
2011-08-01
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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