Shredding a simple xml structure to a single row flat table
I was helping out a user on the forums the other day where they were asking questions about shredding an...
2012-05-22 (first published: 2012-05-16)
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Blog Posts
Slowing Changing Dimension (SCD) demystified – Part 3
I am wrapping up this series by finally considering the rarely used type 3 SCD.
( i.e. in most business scenarios)
Unlike...
2012-05-22
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The Tally Table and Expanding Rows
Suppose you had some data like this:
Class Limit
————— ———–
Calculus 5
History 4
Physics 2
But what you really want is this:
Class ...
2012-05-22
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Being careful in SSAS to not make a cube/dimension unprocessed
A big headache in SSAS, especially when dealing with a large cube, is making a change that when deployed, causes...
2012-05-21 (first published: 2012-05-16)
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BIxPress 3.5–Now With More Awesome!
Pragmatic Works has now released version 3.5 of the award-winning BIxPress software! For those not familiar with BIxPress it’s a...
2012-05-21
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Denali – Day 21: Security
Denali – Day 21: Security
Security wise Microsoft sql server is going great and on compare with other RDBMS in the market...
2012-05-21
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Is Dynamic T-SQL a Good Design Pattern?
In a recent discussion it was suggested to me that not only is dynamic T-SQL useful for things like catch-all...
2012-05-21
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SQL Server 2008 SP3 Cumulative Update 5 Released
Microsoft has released two new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 today. The first one is SQL Server 2008 SP3...
2012-05-21
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SQL Server 2012 Certifications Revamped
Reprinted from my Database Weekly editorial.
Forget what you thought you knew about SQL Server certification, as Microsoft has completely redesigned...
2012-05-21
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SQLSaturday #119 Chicago – In the Books
As I write this, I’m enjoying a margherita pizza and a Miller High Life in my room. The SQLSaturday #119...
2012-05-21
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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