Should you move your data to the cloud?
Should you move your data to the cloud? That is the question. The answer is not simple. While moving data...
2014-11-12
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Super Early Bird Registration for the Networking Dinner at the 2015 PASS Summit
Looking for a reason to show up at the 2015 PASS Summit on Monday, or just want something fun to...
2014-11-12
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #354 – Charleston, SC
If you’re looking to warm up for the winter, come on down to Charleston, SC, on December 13, 2014. Charleston...
2014-11-12
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PASS BI VC: How to (not) torment your fellow SSIS developer?
On November 17th 2PM CET I will redo my SQL Server Days presentation How to (not) torment your fellow SSIS...
2014-11-12
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PASS DBA Virtual Chapter Webcast 20141112
Today I have the honour of presenting a session for the PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter. The great thing about...
2014-11-12
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MDX #43–Find a MDX Calculation Script
Finding out MDX calculation scripts is a common task
A co-worker recently asked me what the calculation for a calculated measure...
2014-11-12
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MDX #42–IsEmpty? or = 0 ? or IS NULL?
In SQL, NULL means undefined value
Any SQL programmer can tell you that zero is not NULL, NULL is not zero, and...
2014-11-18 (first published: 2014-11-12)
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SSRS #75 – Use RunningValue() Function and VB Script to capture discrete dates
Drill-down report is a common design
In SSRS, it’s a common design to allow users to drill down to more granular...
2014-11-14 (first published: 2014-11-11)
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PASS Summit 2014 in Review
I’m finally completely recovered from a great week in Seattle last week for PASS Summit. Now that it’s back to...
2014-11-11
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PASS Summit 2014 in Review
I’m finally completely recovered from a great week in Seattle last week for PASS Summit. Now that it’s back to...
2014-11-11
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Blogs
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
How I Built RAG for My Accounting App on Bedrock and pgvector
The first version of my accounting assistant could not find a single purchase of...
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Slow - Linked server query
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers