T-SQL Tuesday #42: The Long and Winding Road
It’s the second Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time again for #TSQL2sday! It is the 42nd installment of...
2013-05-14
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Koen Verbeeck
Modify a Power View Data Source
I’m currently setting up a demo environment using SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013 (more on that in later blog...
2013-05-14 (first published: 2013-05-08)
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Error while enabling Windows Feature: Netfx3
Recently I was setting up a virtual machine environment to do some demo’s. One of the virtual machines would be...
2013-04-29
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Force installation of 64-bit ACE OLE DB provider
Anyone working with SSIS and Excel probably had the following issue: you are creating an SSIS package using an Excel...
2013-04-25 (first published: 2013-04-23)
13,085 reads
How I prepared myself for the MCSE certification
Last week I took the final exam to acquire the MCSE – Business Intelligence certification. This blog post describes my preparation...
2013-04-04
18,485 reads
How I used Data Explorer to create a demo
Some time ago Data Explorer, an add-in for Excel 2010 or 2013, was released in Public Preview. In short, it...
2013-03-20
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What’s the deal with Excel & SSIS?
When it comes to importing data from an Excel sheet with SSIS, Excel has quite a reputation. And not a...
2012-11-27
1,622 reads
Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
By ReviewMyDB
Index maintenance has always meant nightly jobs and a window you have to defend....
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
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“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I specify only the Resource Database?
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