SSRS #73 – Use Calculated Field to Dynamically Set Default for Parameters

Calculated Field has existed in Reporting Services since version 2005. SSRS 2005 did not have the most attractive user interface...

Checking the Instance Fill Factor

I was reading a post from Paul Randal recently and noted that he recommends not changing the instance’s default fill...

MDS: The Microsoft SQL Server license has expired

When installing Master Data Services (MDS) in SQL Server 2012 or installing SQL Server 2012 sp1 (and possibly a CU),...

SQLBits Public Sessions

If you’re over in the UK, or close to it, you’ve probably heard of SQL Bits even if you haven’t...

I Need Your Vote!

Do your civic duty, and vote today! 
Voting is now open for SQLBits, to be held in Nottingham, UK this...

Heap might take more space than clustered Index when inserting row

Sometimes when you insert row on heap, even if the page has enough free space, the new row can not...

MSSQLFUN – Year 2012 Review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:
600 people reached the top of...

SQL Saturday #194 Exeter

I have read much about SQL Saturday’s but I have yet to attend one, that is about to change. I...

The Great Blog Move of 2013

For at least a year, I’ve been considering changing blog platforms.  I set up my blog on TimMitchell.net using BlogEngine.NET...

A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 0.2: How to Dig Out of a Data Mining Cave-In

         This third part in my series of self-tutorials in SQL Server Data Mining (SSDM) was delayed for several weeks due...