Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #3: Choosing Drivers
When working with Oracle, drivers are truly a pain to get working correctly. I will discuss my preferred choice and...
2012-04-24
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List of Sharepoint Blogs
I ran across this list of Sharepoint blogs by Rene Modery while doing some Sharepoint reading. He has an OPML...
2012-04-24
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Updated Thoughts on Antivirus on SQL Servers
I hate running antivirus on SQL Servers. I agree antivirus is a necessary evil on most systems, but I don't...
2012-04-30 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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Call for Mentors for The Mentoring Experiment
We’re about to start our second experiment over at The Mentoring Experiment and we need mentors. Last time we picked...
2012-05-04 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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Change Package Properties Using Parameters–SSIS 2012
In DTS, changing package properties was close to impossible (the less we talk about DTS, the better). Package configurations introduced...
2012-04-24
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SQL Server 2005 backups in a hung state because of full text search process
I came across an issue today where a backup process was in a blocked state with a wait type of...
2012-04-24
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UF Dissolves Computer Science Program, Increases Funding for “Future Jobs”
In a bold and decisive move earlier today, the University of Florida has decided to dissolve their computer science education...
2012-04-26 (first published: 2012-04-24)
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OPASS April Meeting Recap
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of speaking in Orlando, FL at the OPASS monthly meeting. I spoke on Extending...
2012-04-24
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Quick Roundup of Intel Ivy Bridge Reviews
The overall opinion seems to be that the 22nm Ivy Bridge represents a relatively small boost to CPU performance (typically...
2012-04-23
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2012-04-23
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers