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
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Performance Tuning In LA!
Hello Dear Reader! This year Pragmatic Works has brought our Performance Tuning Workshop to Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Due to...
2013-09-26
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Which personal traits should a #SQLPASS Director have?
A lot has been said about what each candidate would like to do and their track record of delivering in...
2013-09-26
1,103 reads
I Just Voted in the PASS 2013 Election
I feel like it’s been a good election cycle. Good set of candidates, good discussions, lots of good blog posts...
2013-09-26
577 reads
Detaching a database
In my general quest to figure out the T-SQL to do common GUI tasks I did some browsing through BOL...
2013-10-01 (first published: 2013-09-26)
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Monday Night Networking at the 2013 PASS Summit
For the fourth year Steve Jones and I are hosting an informal networking dinner on Monday night at the PASS...
2013-09-27 (first published: 2013-09-25)
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Houston Tech Fest 2013
I am traveling (driving) with the family to Houston to present on SSIS 2012 at Houston Tech Fest 2013 at...
2013-09-25
607 reads
AdventureWorks2012 Bug on Azure
While I have production databases in Azure, I can’t exactly experiment with them at will. Further, while they mostly have...
2013-09-25
1,323 reads
It’s Election Season
It’s that time of the year again – time to make your voice heard as a PASS member. The PASS board...
2013-09-25
882 reads
I’m Voting for Allen Kinsel
As you can see from the title of this post, I’ve decided on one of the three votes I’ll be...
2013-09-25
762 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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