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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James Serra's Blog
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
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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
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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
754 reads
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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