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
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James Serra's Blog
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
1,648 reads
What name should I call myself?
In creating this blog, I was thinking about using some catchy name for myself. Something with “DBA” in it. However,...
2011-04-27
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Welcome To Machine
Hello World. Stardate 1513.1. After reading that, if you know what I am referring to, you are a tech-head and...
2011-04-25
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Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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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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