My Peformance Story - September Story Contest - Now Let's See Yours!
Happy Monday, ALL! I recently announced that I am hosting an awesome contest this month, sponsored by Safe Peak, that...
2011-09-12
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Striped backups in SQL Server
Some DBA's don't realize that SQL server can perform a database backup that breaks up the files - stripes them - in...
2011-09-12
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Handling Flat File Headers and Errors in SSIS
Using SSIS to load a flat file into a database is a common use of the tool. This works great...
2011-09-12
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SSRS 2008 R2: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
We have a report in SSRS 2008 which calls multiple sub-reports. One of the sub-reports contains a data region (tablix) in...
2011-09-10
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SSRS 2005 Error: The Item “/” cannot be found
Couple of months back, one of our SSRS 2005 staging server became inaccessible. When we opened the report manager, it...
2011-09-10
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Using a Display Folder for a SSAS calculation
I was having a problem getting the display folder to work for a calculation in SSAS. Turns out, it will...
2011-09-09
1,391 reads
Little Workaround in Report Manager
I had an issue this week in Report Manager. I was generating a report (we’ll call it General Widgets Report),...
2011-09-09
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SSRS 2008 R2: Report Server crashing intermittently
One of our report server which is SSRS 2008 R2 (10.50.1720.0) started to crash intermittently. The IE failed with Internet...
2011-09-09
3,895 reads
Round Up of Past Week and Upcoming Events.....
Read on to register for cool events, win an iPad2, be inspired, participate in t-sql tuesday, and more!
It's been an...
2011-09-09
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Come to SQL Saturday 92 in Portland
Are you In Portland, Oregon?
Do you plan to be in Portland on Saturday, October 8th?
Can you be in Portland on...
2011-09-09
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Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
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Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
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Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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