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SQL Server – CTE – Error – Types don’t match between the anchor and the...
In the past 2-3 months, I have been working mostly working on T-SQL. Recently I was working on Common Table Expressions (CTE) and as part of that I was writing a recursive CTE and got a weird error as...
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SQL Server 2012 – High Availability Enhancements – Learning Resources
SQL Server 2012 – High Availability Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Database Engine Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Transact-SQL Enhancements – Learning...
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SSAS Interview Questions and Answers Part V – Questions on Aggregations,...
In the previous articles in this series, I had covered Interview Questions covering various aspects of SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) including Basic Concepts, Data Sources, Data Source Views...
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SSAS Interview Questions on Deployment, Processing, Querying, and Accessing –...
This post is last one in the SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Interview Questions and Answers Series. In the previous parts of this series, I had covered Questions and Answers on various aspects of...
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SQL Server 2012 – Ability to Replicate Environments and Copy Variables Across...
Most of you who are aware of SSIS Enhancements in SQL Server 2012, might already be knowing that in the Deployment Model, we can now create something called as an Environment (say one for each like...
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Here comes my Free Copy of Joes 2 Pros Combo – Courtesy Pinal Dave
Most of you, who are following me on Twitter or are connected to me on Facebook or LinkedIn, must be knowing this already. Pinal Dave (Blog | Twitter) ran a 5-day contest on his blog SQLAuthority.com...
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SQL Server 2012 – Database Engine Enhancements – Learning Resources
SQL Server 2012 – High Availability Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Database Engine Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Transact-SQL Enhancements – Learning...
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SQL Server 2012 – PowerPivot – Enhanced Self Service BI Tool – Learning...
SQL Server 2012 – High Availability Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Database Engine Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Transact-SQL Enhancements – Learning...
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SQL Server 2012 – SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Enhancements – Learning...
SQL Server 2012 – High Availability Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Database Engine Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Transact-SQL Enhancements – Learning...
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SQL Server 2012 – SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – A New IDE – Learning Resources
SQL Server 2012 – High Availability Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Database Engine Enhancements – Learning Resources SQL Server 2012 – Transact-SQL Enhancements – Learning...
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PowerPivot – Creating Linked Tables in PowerPivot for Excel
In the previous article, we saw how to import data from multiple data sources into PowerPivot for Excel. In this article, I will cover the following concepts: Concept of Linked Tables in PowerPivot for...
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PowerPivot – Creating Hierarchies in PowerPivot for Excel 2010
In this post, we will see how to create Hierarchies in a Table in PowerPivot for Excel. We will look at the following two scenarios for building Hierarchies: Creating Hierarchies using Columns from the...
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BI Basics – Why do we need Business Intelligence
In the previous post, we learnt What is Business Intelligence (BI). In this post, I will explain the need for a BI system. Why do we need BI? This is a very important question that needs to be...
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BI Basics – Who Needs Business Intelligence
In the previous articles, we saw What is BI and Why do we need BI. In this article, we will see who needs Business Intelligence. Now, we know what is BI and the necessity of BI, but next question we...
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BI Basics – Components of a Business Intelligence Process
In the previous articles of BI Basics series, we saw What is BI, Why we Need BI, and Who Needs BI. In this blog post, we will see the components of a typical BI Process. Components of a BI Process...
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Querying SQL Server Index Statistics
Indexes are a great way to improve the performance of queries. However, they require regular monitoring and maintenance to ensure that the system continues to function smoothly. If indexes are not...
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BI Basics – Business Intelligence and Cloud Computing
The term “Cloud Computing” has been “Buzz Word” for quite some time and it is continuing to gain popularity for the benefits it offers. In this post we will define what is Cloud Computing, Understand...
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Whitepaper – BI on Cloud using SQL Server on Windows Azure IaaS
In the previous blog post, we learnt the basics of cloud computing and how cloud computing and business intelligence are related to each other. In this whitepaper, I have covered the following aspects...
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Big Data Basics
Big Data has been a buzz word for quite sometime and as many others in the industry, I have also been catching up on this latest technology and did a session on Big Data in January this year to a...
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Big Data Basics – Part 2 – Overview of Big Data Architecture
In the previous post, we saw an Introduction to Big Data. In this post, let’s take a look at the following aspects of Big Data: Architecture – Traditional vs. Modern (Next Generation Architecture) /...
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