Currency Conversion in Tabular Model Using DAX

Roughly a year ago, I implemented currency conversion logic in multidimensional cubes using measure expressions (as well as using the...

DBCC Commands for SQL Server

DBCC Commands:
DBCC commands are most useful for
performance and troubleshooting.

The DBCC Commands are used in Maintenance, Informational use, Validation on a
database,...

Central Subscriber Model Explained

The majority of SQL Server Replication topologies are based on the Central Publisher model, which is comprised of a single...

Bananas For SQLSaturday

I was catching up on reading today and saw that Instructables had a how-to on “tattooing” a banana, also called...

Day 22 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Which DBCC CHECK Commands Update Last Known Good DBCC

The end of the day is quickly approaching as I finish this blog post. This is day 22 in my...

Windows 8 In 25 Minutes

Here’s a quick plug for The Missing Windows 8 Instructional Video. I watched it and learned quite a few things,...

Speaking at VMware Partner Exchange on February 24

I am pleased to announce that I am speaking at VMware’s Partner Exchange for their CI1464 – Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server...

Day 21 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Who Deleted That Data?

Welcome back for day 21 of my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series. Today I want to talk about trying...

Cumulative Update – 2 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !

The 2nd cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available. Cumulative Update 2 contains all...

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 9

Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 9, which is build 10.00.5829. As you might expect...