Blog Post: SSAS: Synchronize
As SSAS databases get larger and larger, deployment becomes a bigger and bigger problem. How can we ensure that databases are easily and quickly deployed across from development to production with...
View ArticleBlog Post: Error Authenticating Proxy | SQL and UPNs
Have you ever had an error when using a SQL Server Proxy Account? I ran across a misleading error. Let me qualify that a little. It wasn’t misleading in the sense of it saying one thing and meaning...
View ArticleBlog Post: Using sys.objects When Scripting Permissions? You're Missing...
I suspect most DBAs have a script in their T-SQL toolbelt which scripts out database permissions for a specific user (or all users). I do, too, and for years I've used it and always assumed it did...
View ArticleBlog Post: T-SQL Tuesday #051: Place Your Bets
Place Your Bets All bets on the table please. This is the last call for bets, no new bets will be allowed. This marks the 51st invitation for TSQL Tuesday. This also marks what should have been the...
View ArticleBlog Post: 3 Tips for Getting Gold Medal Performance out of Your SQL Server...
With the 2014 Winter Olympics only days away, we thought it would be a good time to pass on some podium worthy SQL tips that can help professionals address the myriad challenges involved with...
View ArticleBlog Post: 5 More Questions For Interviewing a Database Administrator
I’ve written before about interviewing a Database Administrator (DBA) and general hiring techniques . I’ve talked about how an interview should be a conversation, not a trivia contest. I always...
View ArticleBlog Post: PowerShell – SQL Inventory – Automatic – Excel File – EMAIL
Inventory is a vital information,whether you’re a consultant or an in-house DBA, you need to have a reliable inventory of the servers you manage. Download the file and save as SQLInventoryExcel.PS1....
View ArticleBlog Post: Are your backups enough?
“You only need one thing; a backup or a résumé. Never both.” This quote certainly summarizes a very important piece of being a DBA. You must be able to recover from a disaster. There are many ways to...
View ArticleBlog Post: Transactions: What commands aren’t allowed?
Transactions are great tools that every DBA and developer should learn how to use. Unfortunately not everything can be put inside a transaction. There are a handful of commands that won’t work inside...
View ArticlePage: SQL Pro of the Month
Have you read an article that taught or inspired you to try the author's method? Do you know someone that you think is deserving to be the SQL Pro of the Month? Help that individual get the...
View ArticleBlog Post: How We Pick Where We Live
It has been a while since I have posted anything about being a full-timer. So I figure it is time for a post. In case you’re new to this post a full-timer is someone who lives in their RV full time....
View ArticleBlog Post: Power Query Session From 24HOP Now Available To Watch
The recording of my session, “Power Query: Beyond The Basics”, from yesterday’s 24 Hours of PASS event is already available to watch here: http://bit.ly/1fUGzAr It’s a brief introduction to the M...
View ArticleBlog Post: New Free Video On The MDX CurrentMember Function
New modules are being added to my MDX online training course all the time, and now there’s another free video available: a short introduction to the CurrentMember function. You can view it here...
View ArticleBlog Post: HOW TO: Connect To A Windows Azure VM Using SQL Server Management...
In 2013, right before I was helping to deliver a precon seminar at TechEd on Windows Azure SQL Database , Microsoft made available the ability for customers to use virtual machines running in Windows...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Evolution of the DBA
Recently, there’s been a couple of great posts about the Death of the Database Administrator , including a response by Steve Jones and a several reactions by the staff of SQL Server Pro; the central...
View ArticleBlog Post: And the Gold Medalist Is....
On February 7, millions of people across the world will be watching the 2014 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony. Every 4 years, citizens of world tune in and root for their hometown heroes; athletes that have...
View ArticleBlog Post: Murder in Richmond
I am about to set sail on a new venture with my next official whistle stop. This year has been plenty full of whistle stops and I plan on continuing. You can read (in full) about previous whistle...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Database Administrator is dead
This isn’t really a surprise. As developers have been burdened or perhaps graced with ever-faster development cycles, and as applications rush to market, the role of the DBA continues to slip away....
View ArticleBlog Post: How to fix license error when attempting to add a new instance to...
When installing a new instance on an existing SQL 2014 CTP2 you might get this error: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\License...
View ArticleBlog Post: (SFTW) SQL Server Links 07/02/14
Good reads from around the Web. It’s Something For The Weekend(SFTW) time, I hope you’ve had a great week. This week I’ve been playing (read as, pulling my hair out) with Extended Events. Without a...
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