Speaking at SQL Saturday #22 - Pensacola, FL
If you are near Pensacola, FL this weekend, I will be speaking at their SQL Saturday on June 5th, 2010. I will...
2010-06-02
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Patrick LeBlanc
SQL Lunch Call for Speakers – Quarter 3
One of my quarterly goals is to get speakers for the SQL Lunch webcasts. Q1 and Q2 of 2010 are...
2010-06-01
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Connecting to DB2 using SSIS
To start, first download and install the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2. Click here to download. After it is...
2010-05-26
21,787 reads
Upcoming SQL Events
I realized this morning that I will be participating in three SQL Events this week and I want to share...
2010-05-23
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Report Builder 3.0 - Using Report Parts
Report Builder 3.0 offers many new features to its users. One of the best features, in my opinion, is the...
2010-05-18
1,830 reads
SQL Server Reporting Services R2 - Publishing Report Parts
SQL Server Reporting Services R2 – Publishing Report Parts
SQL Server Reporting Services R2 (SSRS) allows report developers to not only publish...
2010-05-16
4,186 reads
Upcoming SQL Lunch Webcasts
First, I would like to thank all that have attended and supported the SQL Lunch during our first year. We...
2010-05-13
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Creating Sparklines in PowerPivot
Sparklines are new to Microsoft Excel 2010 and Reporting Services 2008 R2. In this post I will outline the steps...
2010-05-09
2,528 reads
2010 1st Quarter Goals Review
I know it’s kind of late to write a review of my first quarter goals, since we are well into...
2010-05-07
1,095 reads
SQL Server 2008 Performance Tuning Webcast
I recently gave a presentation on SQL Server Performance Tuning via Live Meeting. I discussed how you could use the...
2010-05-07
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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