What does “challenging” really mean?
I had lunch with an old friend last week. We hadn’t spoken in a while and we were catching up...
2014-01-27
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Quick tip, ever needed to manipulate SQL on many lines in SSMS? now you can….
Have you ever had the need to select values that are directly on the next line down but drag-and-drop selects...
2014-01-27
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Applied SQL: LIKE ‘whatever’
Today let’s play around with the LIKE operator. Like, totally. Like, Introduction Like “determines whether a specific character string matches...
2014-01-27
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PowerShell – Memory Details GUI Tool
This Powershell Memory GUI tool is used to fetch memory information from a computer. In the screen that follows, enter...
2014-01-31 (first published: 2014-01-27)
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Negative session_ids
I probably had the most fun all week when a query I was running came up blocked. Sounds strange right?...
2014-02-03 (first published: 2014-01-27)
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SSAS Trending KPI
KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) in Analysis Services are a great way to show visually if a measure is trending in...
2014-01-27
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Master Data Services for the Beginner Part 02
Introduction
In the first part of this discussion, I discussed step by step instructions pertaining to getting up and running with...
2014-01-29 (first published: 2014-01-27)
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Start/Stop Group of Azure VM's
If you've already configured your local machine's PowerShell environment to interact with your Azure subscription (see here: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/install-configure-powershell/), then you can...
2014-01-30 (first published: 2014-01-27)
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Forcing Results To Conform For Exports
This one is a bit off for me. I've had to make SSIS exports kick out in specific ways such...
2014-01-29 (first published: 2014-01-27)
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Does @StrateSQL Need a Unicorn Tattoo?
As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks back, I’ll be jumping into Lake Calhoun in a few weeks...
2014-01-26
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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Squared Values
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