PowerPivot import data from SQL Server
In this tutorial we start creating PowerPivot model in Excel 2013 (very similar in 2010) by importing data from our...
2012-07-22
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Katie and Emil
SQL CREATE TABLE Statement
We have created a simple tutorial for SQL Create Table that may help some of you to prepare for Microsoft...
2012-07-20
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technorati blog directory 8HBVGY7K4K5E
We found another Blog directory that is willing to accept our RSS feed. And we have been asked to put...
2012-07-20
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Excel 2013 Power View set up
In this blog post I will share steps I have taken to set up PowerView using Excel 2013. Hopefully tomorrow...
2012-07-19
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Excel 2013 enable PowerPivot addin
In this blog post we cover instructions on how to enable PowerPivot in Excel 2013 (you can follow them in...
2012-07-19
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Excel 2013 download and install
Office 2013 Preview is not avialable. I'm particularly interested in Excel 2013 and new self-server BI features so I decided...
2012-07-19
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Scrum what are story points
In this blog post I discuss Scrum (agile development methodology) and method to accurately estimate effort to complete sprint which...
2012-07-18
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BI Systems Architecture Diagrams
Today I have decided to prepare myself for a meeting with a potential client (tomorrow) and write an article about...
2012-07-16
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SQL Error 18456
18456 is probably one of the most common errors people come across and in this article we try to cover...
2012-07-13
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Data Manipulation Language
In this blog post we describe what is Data Manipulation Language (DML) and include this article in our exam guide...
2012-07-07
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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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