Automating SSAS Backups
Backing up databases is one of the most important jobs of a DBA. If your data is not safe, your...
2015-02-23 (first published: 2015-02-11)
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SQL Swimmer
Managing Security – TSQL2sday # 63
A big thank you goes out to Kenneth Fisher ( b | t ) for hosting this month’s TSQL2sday party. Security is a...
2015-02-10
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Transaction Isolation Level Blues
Have you ever had a mental block in one particular area when learning something? It might be the simplest thing,...
2014-12-25 (first published: 2014-12-15)
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Giving Back T-SQL Tuesday #61
First off I wanted to thank Wayne Sheffield (Twitter | Blog) for hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday party and Adam Machanic...
2014-12-12 (first published: 2014-12-09)
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Summit 2014
It’s hard to believe it’s over. It felt like a whirlwind while I was in Seattle for my 7th PASS...
2014-11-10
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Data Driven Subscription On A Budget, Part 2
Data Driven Subscriptions On A Budget – Part 2
Yes, this is Part 2, you can find Part 1 here to get...
2014-11-04
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I Didn’t Hyperventilate!
I gave what is officially my second presentation this week. I presented at the Triad SQL BI (Twitter | PASS) user...
2014-08-28
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Data Driven Subscriptions On A Budget
Data Driven subscriptions in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is only available if you have the Enterprise or BI Editions...
2014-07-01
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2014 NomCom Slate is Amazing
Serving on the Nomination Committee (NomCom) is such an honor. One that I was lucky enough to experience two years...
2014-06-02
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Disheartening Apples
Question: How many Oracle DBAs can you fit in Madison Square Garden?
Answer: None, their egos won’t fit through the door.
No,...
2014-03-21
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Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
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