SQLSaturday Orlando 2011 Call For Speakers Closes July 24
The 2011 version of SQLSaturday Orlando (officially SQLSaturday #85), a joint effort between Orlando's PASS chapters OPASS and MagicPASS, is...
2011-07-22
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I’ve Got A “SQLSat” In Kalamazoo
Last night I received an e-mail letting me know that I’ll be presenting at SQL Saturday #84 in Kalamazoo, MI. ...
2011-07-22
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Dynamically generate current Year, Month or Date member with MDX
MDX can be extended with Visual Basic functions like the FORMAT() and NOW() functions to dynamically generate the current year, month or...
2011-07-22
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Visual Studio vNext
“vNext” is the codename Microsoft has chosen for the next version of the Visual Studio.
A big feature is improving the application lifecycle management...
2011-07-22
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SQLSkills Immersion training in London
Just short of the winter solstice, I bailed out of a freezing cold Johannesburg for warmer climates; well, actually for...
2011-07-22
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Re-blog – July 15-July 21
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Oddly enough,...
2011-07-22
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SSRS: Dynamic Data Sources
I have been building dashboard using Reporting Services (SSRS) for a client of mine. The dashboard is going to be...
2011-07-22
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Bad Admins: Stealing the SQL Server Service Account
This is part of a series of tips on how bad/rogue admins can get access to the data in your...
2011-07-22
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Conditionally summing up values in a dataset in SSRS
Recently I had situation wherein I had to conditionally sum up a data set and display the value in a...
2011-07-22
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Partial name matching in SQL Server 2011 “Denali”
While playing with SQL Server 2011 “Denali”, I’ve accidentally found out that it has slightly enhanced intellisense in SSMS. There...
2011-07-21
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Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
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