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How to retrieve Cell Properties from a SSAS MDX query using SSIS

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This is a short article where I want to share something I discovered recently. I worked on an SSIS package...

2016-07-14 (first published: 2016-07-02)

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How to Load XML Data Files using the SSIS Script Component.

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One of the common source data files that every ETL Developer/Architect will have to grapple with every now and then...

2016-04-03

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Why the MS Power Query (PQ) for Excel is an invaluable Business Intelligence tool

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Dear reader, I would like to share with you some of the capabilities that the Power Query for Excel brings...

2013-08-22 (first published: 2013-08-19)

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How to drop all tables in a SQL Server Database whose name begins with a common value

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I have discovered from working on projects that sometimes you may have to make use of temporary or staging tables...

2012-12-23

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SharePoint 2010 Setup Error

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Sometimes in life things happen when you least expect them.  This was my experience some few weeks ago when I...

2012-11-13

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SQL Server 2012 – Enter the EOMONTH Function

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In this blog post, I will be sharing a new date feature in SQL Server 2012 called the EOMONTH (End...

2012-08-02

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2012-06-10

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Data Quality; the road to Accurate Reporting

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I am sure you have heard of the term; garbage in garbage out. This maxim is even more true when...

2012-06-10

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NVARCHAR(n) Vrs NVARCHAR(max)

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These datatypes particularly NVARCHAR(n), have been with us for some time now but having seen some of the confusion around...

2012-05-28

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Slowing Changing Dimension (SCD) demystified – Part 3

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I am wrapping up this series by finally considering the rarely used type 3 SCD.
( i.e.  in most business scenarios)
Unlike...

2012-05-22

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