Me and Lil’ Buck at TechEd
I had been hearing about Lil’ Buck and so when I finally caught up with Buck Woody (Blog | Twitter) at...
2010-06-14
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 22
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-06-14
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SQL Saturday 35 Dallas - Postmortem
We're three weeks removed from the first annual SQL Saturday Dallas event, so I've had a little time to gather...
2010-06-14
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Tie It Back
I gave the Modern Resume: Building Your Brand presentation last week at the SQL Saturday #22 - Pensacola event and had...
2010-06-14
657 reads
SSC Editorial – Bad Database Design
I wrote this editorial about bad design based on some real world experiences. It’s a fun story, maybe even borderline...
2010-06-14
377 reads
Parameterized Report using a Stored Procedure
Download Sample Project: Parameterized Report
In a recent forum post on BIDN.com a person asked how to filter the result on...
2010-06-13
2,274 reads
TechEd 2010 Followup
Last week I presented a couple of sessions at Tech Ed NA in New Orleans. It was a great experience,...
2010-06-13
737 reads
Adding Parameter Values to a Drop Down List Box
In a recent article (Reporting Services Parameters Not Updating), I showed how report parameters are not automatically updated upon adding...
2010-06-12
2,912 reads
SQL Saturday #43 in the Books
SQL Saturday #43 in the Books
Another great SQL Saturday is in the books!! I had submitted 2 sessions, but there...
2010-06-12
913 reads
TechEd Impressions: Day Four
TechEd is finally over, and I have been overwhelmed by attending 20 different sessions over the last four days. As...
2010-06-12
441 reads
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A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
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It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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