Introduction to SQL Server 2012 – Webcast Resources
First, I would like to thank everyone for joining my webcasts today. Very much appreciated. Secondly, I would like to...
2013-04-12
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SQLDownSouth
SQL Lunch – Power View Against Multidimensional Models
It has been some time since I have hosted or presented on the SQL Lunch. Work and home life is...
2013-03-19
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Successful BI for Educational Institutions
Do you work for US Education? Are you interested in Learning about Microsoft BI? If so, please join me as...
2013-03-15
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SSRS – Using a List Item to Display Details
How many times have you been asked to develop a report that displays the details for a specified group? For...
2013-03-11
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SSRS 101 – Creating a Shared Dataset
Now that you have created a Share Data Source, it’s time to add some data to your project. In this...
2013-02-26
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SSRS 101 – Creating a Shared Data Source
In continuation with my previous post on Creating a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Project, you will now learn how...
2013-01-31
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SSRS 101 – Creating a SQL Server Reporting Services Project
This is the second installment in this series of SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 Beginner posts. You can read the...
2013-02-07 (first published: 2013-01-29)
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SSRS 101 – Prerequisites
Before I actually start explaining and demonstrating how to build SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) reports there are few things...
2013-02-01 (first published: 2013-01-23)
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SQL Server 2012 for Beginners
I have been working for Microsoft for the past two years. One of the most enjoyable parts of my job...
2013-01-22
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Power View Matrix Drill Capabilities
The features and capabilities of Power View have definitely improved since its release. One of my favorite features is the...
2013-01-21
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Blogs
SQL Bits 2025 Wrap
By Steve Jones
SQL Bits 2025 was amazing, as always. It’s been my favorite conference to attend,...
Simplify Kubernetes Security With Kyverno and OPA Gatekeeper
Here’s how these tools can make Kubernetes security easier and help you avoid common...
A New Word: Lackout
By Steve Jones
lackout – n. the sudden awareness that you’re finally over someone, noticing that the...
Forums
Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits and the Bright Future of Data
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits...
Merge techniques
In Azure SQL DB, i want to merge records from the staging table to...
SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant value...
Full error message: SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant...
Question of the Day
Adding Defaults
I have a table, called dbo.logger, in SQL Server 2022. I decide to add two new columns to this table with this code.
ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD CreateDate DATETIME CONSTRAINT dfGetDate DEFAULT GETDATE() GO ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD ModifyDate DATETIME DEFAULT dfGetDate GOWhat happens when I run these two batches? See possible answers