SSAS Maestro - Redmond Recap

Well today was the last day for a while I would be greeted by this sign:

It was a pretty exciting...

Prevent SQL Logins from using SSMS … or any other app

In a continuation of my previous LOGON TRIGGER post.
A downside to SQL logins is that anyone with the username / password...

Altering Table structure - SSMS - Timeout Expired

Altering a table using SQL Server Management Studio ( SSMS ) can be done by right clicking on the table and by...

Itzik Ben-Gan is in town

Not that you would know it from the page below,  but Itzik Ben-Gan is back in London to do a...

SSMS Add-in for Analysis Services

A nice new little add-in available for SSMS on Codeplex.  It helps with repetitive tasks involved with SSAS such as processing and deployment. ...

An Update on My Dell E6500

I bought my E6500 almost three years ago, giving away what was a perfectly good Latitude to trade up to...

SQLRally, SQL Saturday and The Summit

“Gotta say it was a good day…”
-Ice Cube
On The SQL Saturday Circuit

I’ve been speaking at all the regional SQLSaturday events I...

Re-blog – June 10-June 16

As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week.  Oddly enough,...

SQL Saturday Oklahoma City

Attention, southerners (or those who can find their way south)!  There’s another great SQL Saturday event coming up in August...

Being Cautious With SQL Based Processes

Why being careful is such an important mindset when working with SQL and databases.
At the Boston Public Schools, certain processes...