DBA Question of the Day: What Changes have occurred to DBCC CHECKDB in SQL 2012?
As a DBA some of the most interesting features of a new SQL Server Release are the bits that are changed in the code, not necessarily those that are in the marketing brochure. ...
View ArticleCisco VPN Client 5 on Windows 8
NOTE: Always create a backup before doing any type of Windows registry modifications!!!! With the full public release of Windows 8 right around the corner it is inevitable that people will ...
View ArticlePowerPivot 101 Recording Now Available
Thanks to everyone who attended my PowerPivot 101 webinar last Tuesday morning! It was a blast and I had a great time presenting for the 300 strong crowd that attended! In case you missed the ...
View ArticleTaking my talents to ... Malibu Beach, kind of.
I have an exciting announcement to make. Since I have lived in the state of Florida for most of my life, I have decided to make a major change and take my talents to the west coast. Well, at ...
View ArticleGotchas With Referenced Dimensions
A referenced dimension relationship allows us to create a relationship between a measure group and a dimension that is indirectly related to the measure group using an intermediate ...
View ArticleSecure FTP - Check if File Exists on Server
This is what I hope is the first of many blogs on the Task Factory Secure FTP component and the wide range of functionality that is offered. This component is without question one of the most ...
View ArticleSecure FTP – Get List of Files on FTP Server – Iterate through an Object...
Today we are going to address a very common FTP question: "How can I get a list of the files that are on my FTP Server?" In this tutorial we will use the "Get list of files" task and store ...
View ArticleRemove unwanted characters from your data set quickly!
Today I worked with a client who was pulling some data in from a proprietary source and he had two special characters that showed up randomly in one of the columns in his data set. These characters ...
View ArticleMake an SSIS package Delay or Wait for Data
Packages can be scheduled to run at a time when you expect data to be in a database. Instead of guessing the time when the data will be in the database we can have the package look for data in a SQL ...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 Error when executing SSIS package in SSDT 2012:
Earlier today I came up when executing a SSIS package on a workstation that recently had SQL Server Data Tools for Visual studio 2012 installed. It says, “Method not found: ...
View ArticlePreparing a Technical Session Part 2: Coming up with a Title
Earlier this month I began a blog series on preparing to do a technical talk. In that first post I discussed some strategies for coming up with a topic, which is ultimately the first step in your ...
View ArticleLooking Out for Others Helps You Lead
I'm sitting on a plane. I'm in an exit row, still a big guy in a little seat. I go to sit down and notice the seat to my left has water on the seat. Not so deep that it is a puddle. ...
View ArticlePreparing a Technical Session Part 3: Writing an Abstract
So you’ve come up with a great idea for a session and now you have to translate that idea into a thorough abstract that helps both organizers and attendees understand what to expect from your ...
View ArticleTop 3 Questions Before Submitting to a SQL Saturday
Hello Dear Reader! We are coming up upon the 9th SQL Saturday for Orlando . Orlando is where SQL Saturday began, and the home to some pretty amazing speakers. We, the SQL Saturday ...
View ArticleChanges are A’comin’!
Over the last couple days you may have noticed some slight changes on my blog. Well believe you me when I say some more are coming! You may be asking yourself, “Self, what are all these changes for? ...
View ArticleMake a Difference as a Thought Leader: A Book Review
If you’ve ever spoken at an event like a SQL Saturday or Code Camp, answered a question on a forum, written a blog post, or helped lead a discussion at your place of work then on some level you ...
View ArticleMDX Monday: Calculate Daily Average Sales
Creating an SSAS MDX calculations for daily average sales is a pretty common requirement I’ve come across as a consultant for Pragmatic Works and as the instructor for Pragmatic Works Introduction ...
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