MDX Functions: TopCount
The MultiDimensional eXpressions, or MDX, language is used to query the data in a multidimensional in an OLAP database. In the...
2012-03-12
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Date Dimension Script with Fiscal Year
One dimension you can be positive will always make it’s way into your data warehouse is the Date dimension. Over...
2012-03-06
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Introduction to SharePoint BI Webinar Tomorrow
Tomorrow at 11AM Eastern time I will be presenting a FREE webinar for Pragmatic Works (website) on Introduction to SharePoint...
2012-03-06
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Speaking At SQL Saturday #110 in Tampa
I got word this week that one of my sessions for the upcoming SQL Saturday #110 in Tampa, FL was...
2012-02-10
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The Windows Search Engine Is Currently Disabled
If you have ever gotten this error message you may have been left scratching your head wondering why…kinda like me.
The...
2012-01-16
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Check Version of SharePoint 2010 Currently Installed
There are several ways to check the version of SharePoint 2010 currently installed in your environment. That about sums up...
2012-01-11
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The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered.
You may fire up the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (which allows you to run PowerShell commands to do cool SharePoint...
2012-01-05
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SharePoint 2010 Your Backup Is From A Different Version Of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
Restoring a SharePoint site collection can be a pretty easy task. If your interested in how to do that check...
2012-01-04
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VirtualBox – Cannot Register the Hard Drive Because a Hard Drive with UUID Already Exists
Virtualization is awesome! It really helps when you are a developer. On my laptop I don’t even have SQL Server...
2011-12-21
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Mark a Disk Partition as Inactive
If you are like me then you like to reinstall Windows on your laptop every few months to keep things...
2011-12-20
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Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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