SSRS – KPIs without Analysis Services
During a recent project I was asked if it was possible to simulate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) images in SQL...
2010-03-01
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Patrick LeBlanc
Upcoming SQL Lunch Webinars
If you haven’t attended a SQLLunch, I suggest that you put this upcoming lunch on your schedule. Brad McGehee, SQL...
2010-02-24
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SQL Server 2008 - Adding Row Totals
During a recent client engagement I was asked if there was a quick way to add a row containing totals...
2010-02-22
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Free SQL Server Webinar Series
Are you new to SQL Server?Do you want to learn about its many features and capabilities? If so, please join...
2010-02-20
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Reporting Services Switch Function
Recently a client requested to create a Reporting Services expression that emulated the CASE WHEN statement from T-SQL. The expression...
2010-02-19
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Reporting Services - Disable Loop Back Check
I have been installing and configuring SSRS since the initial release. I have always encountered several different caveats when upgrading...
2010-02-17
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Set your Warehouse Database to Read Only
In most environments new data is added to the data warehouse daily, weekly or even monthly.Even further, these changes typically...
2010-02-15
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Technet and MSDN coming to Baton Rouge
On March 4th Microsoft will be hosting two half-day events in Baton Rouge, LA.These free live learning sessions will explore...
2010-02-15
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Recap - SQL Saturday #32 Tampa
This past weekend I was a presenter in two sessions at the SQL Saturday in Tampa.First, I just want to...
2010-01-24
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PASS Virtual Meeting - Zero to Cube in 60 Minutes
PASS Virtual Meeting
Speaker: Adam Jorgensen
Topic: Zero to cube in 60 Minutes
Date and Time: 1/22/2010 12:00 PM EST
Meeting URL: Join Meeting
Description:...
2010-01-21
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Blogs
AI: Blog a Day – Day 3: LLM Models – Open Source vs Closed Source
By Vinay Thakur
Continuing from Day 2 , we learned introduction on Generative AI and Agentic AI,...
How to Parameterize Fabric Linked Services in Azure Data Factory for Azure Devops Deployment
Quite the title, so let me set the stage first. You have an Azure...
Deployment Pipelines in Fabric – What Are They?
By HeyMo0sh
In the realm of software development and content creation, the deployment pipeline serves as...
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers