Defensive Db Programming Chapter 06

We are here again after another week and ready for another episode in this series.  Today we get to talk...

Hardware Performance Research

I am trying to gather some information about some of the newer Intel and AMD processors as part of my...

Join me for Lunch - SQL Lunch #33 (Indicators, Sparklines and Databars)

Join me for Lunch - SQL Lunch #33 (Indicators, Sparklines and Databars)

#33-SSRS 2008 R2 - Indicators, Sparklines and Databars

Speaker: Patrick LeBlanc
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Upcoming PASS Performance Virtual Chapter Presentation

I’ll be doing an introductory level presentation on statistics for the Performance VC on September 7th, details and the LiveMeeting...

Upcoming Presentations: #24HOP & #SQLSAT46

Blogging has been a bit quiet of late. That’s because I’ve been spending a lot my spare time getting ready...

SQL or MDX query trace in SSRS - trick of imagination or a real thing?

I sometimes have ghost memories - I remember some things that had never in fact happened. And I was wondering if ...

Convert Several Columns in SSIS With Fewer Clicks and Confusion

I've had this one in my toolbox for a while now, decided to publish it on CodePlex a while back,...

Testing for NULLS in a Dataset Filter

Some seemingly simple filtering logic can be more difficult to achieve when using
a dataset filter rather than the WHERE clause...

PASS Update #42

Our most recent board meeting was in Nashville on Aug 19, 20. We had originally discussed meeting in Seattle/Redmond/Vancouver, but...

NetFlix and Null

There are some progressive companies out there, and I think they are doing some very interesting things with how they...