Praise and a Suggestion for AlwaysOn
One of my favorite additions to SQL Server 2012 is the Availability Groups, referred to as AlwaysOn. These things are...
2013-06-10
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Building a SharePoint 2013 BI Demo Environment Part 8 – Verifying PowerPivot Integration
After configuring SharePoint in the part 7, we will now verify if the configuration was successful and if everything works...
2013-06-10
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SSRS – Using a Parameter to make Dynamic Columns
Multiple value parameters are a common tools used in SSRS. You can use this tool to select which columns actually...
2013-06-12 (first published: 2013-06-10)
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SQL Server – How to get sizes of all databases on a server
To get database size information we can use sys.master_files catalog view. This view contains a row per file of a...
2013-06-10
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Using the OVER clause
Over the last few years I’ve learned quite a bit about different techniques in SQL Server. This particular one has...
2013-06-10
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Time to Complete the 2013 BI Survey
It’s that time of year again… end of the school year, graduation, Fathers’ Day and of course; time to take...
2013-06-10
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SQL Server 2014 Announced
Introduction
A week late and more than a few dollars short, this blog post is focusing on a few of the features announced for SQL Sever 2014. I’ve watched the...
2013-06-10
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PASS Summit 2013
PASS Summit is the world's largest and most intensive technical training conference for Microsoft SQL Server and BI professionals. But more...
2013-06-09
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PASS SQL Saturday Events : June 2013
PASS SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please note that in...
2013-06-09
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Client Pressures and Code Quality
In my experience, code quality always trumps urgency because when code has been released that has questionable quality, it is...
2013-06-09
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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...
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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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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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