Business Intelligence Roles and Team Composition
On Business Intelligence projects of all sizes, the composition of the team is a crucial element for success. What is...
2014-06-17
467 reads
SQL Server BI Blog
SSAS Performance Logger Now Available
I’ve created a simple query performance logging tool for Analysis Services, called the SSAS Performance Logger. The tool allows you...
2014-06-03
478 reads
What Does it Cost to Implement a Business Intelligence Project?
Someone recently asked me through LinkedIn how much it would cost to implement a BI project with Microsoft tools. This...
2014-05-17
984 reads
What’s Happening at the PASS Business Analytics Conference?
Watch below for live updates during the conference Stay tuned and you’ll find out what’s going on during this week...
2014-05-07
451 reads
Creating a Dynamic, Parameterized Measure in DAX
As I continue to explore the many facets of DAX functions, I’m finding more creative ways to add business value...
2014-04-20
887 reads
Images, charts, indicators and sparklines in a tablix stretch and degrade report performance
This fact is probably not documented very well but this is an important factor in SSRS visual report design… The...
2013-09-26
737 reads
Images, charts, indicators and sparklines in a tablix stretch and degrade report performance
This fact is probably not documented very well but this is an important factor in SSRS visual report design… The...
2013-09-26
368 reads
Showing a 100% Progress Gauge in Power View
What I’m going to show you is not rocket science. This one gets filed under the category of “well, duh. ...
2013-08-01
795 reads
DAX: Returning the Nth Selected Value in a Slicer
A client came to me with a challenge this week that, although simple in concept, posed an interesting challenge that...
2013-07-13
746 reads
We’ve Got The Power: “Power BI”, New Microsoft BI Suite Announced
Power BI: a new suite of Business Intelligence tools Over the past few months, teams at Microsoft have made several...
2013-07-09
723 reads
Blogs
Using SQL Compare with Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
Redgate recently released SQL Compare v16, which included a new feature to work with...
Who’s the Winningest Coach (with AI Help)
By Steve Jones
I was listening to the radio the other day and the hosts were discussing...
Learning from Mistakes: T-SQL Tuesday #194
By Steve Jones
We’re a week late, once again my fault. I was still coming out of...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Fuzzy String Search II
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Azure-SSIS, Self-Hosted Integration Runtime, & Data Gateway?
Looking to confirm my understanding of these three products and how they can be...
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What is Page Density
In SQL Server, there is a concept of page density. This is determined by how much data is stored on each page. What is a page density of 90%?
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