SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit
The SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit has been updated with a bunch of new content (download it here). This...
2011-12-05
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James Serra's Blog
SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”) Licensing
Microsoft has posted the licensing for SQL Server 2012. It has simplified licensing: SQL Server 2012 will offer two licensing...
2011-12-02
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Buffer Size in SSIS
Behind the scenes in SSIS, the data flow engine uses a buffer-oriented architecture to efficiently load and manipulate datasets in...
2011-11-30
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Role-playing Dimensions
Dimensions are often recycled for multiple purposes within the same database. For instance, a “Date” dimension can be used for...
2011-11-28
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Conformed dimensions
A conformed dimension is a dimension that has the same meaning to every fact with which it relates. Conformed dimensions allow...
2011-11-21
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Reference Dimensions
A reference dimension occurs when the key column for the dimension is joined indirectly to the fact table through a...
2011-11-18
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SQL Server 2012 RC0 is here!
SQL Server 2012 RC0 (Release Candidate 0), formerly known as SQL Server Denali, is now available for download. SQL Server 2012...
2011-11-17
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Degenerate Dimensions
Degenerate dimensions, also called fact dimensions, are standard dimensions that are constructed from attribute columns in fact tables instead of...
2011-11-16
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Many-to-Many Dimensions
In SSAS, data structures do not always conform to the snowflake or star schema model where one fact is associated...
2011-11-14
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Parallel execution in SSIS
Parallel execution in SSIS improves performance on computers that have multiple physical or logical processors. To support parallel execution of...
2011-11-11
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Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers