How to become an expert in your field
I have been compiling a list of what things a person can do to become an expert, or guru, in...
2011-05-30
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James Serra's Blog
Search Active Directory (AD) from your desktop
Ever see a Windows group and want to know all the users in that group without having to ask your...
2011-05-27
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ABL: Always Be Learning
If you have been in the IT field for any length of time, I’m sure you have heard the phrase...
2011-05-25
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Show correct totals when using SSAS role security
When using role security in SSAS, one point of confusion is when a person sees the grand total for a...
2011-05-23
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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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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
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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
679 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
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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