Author: Stephen Wynkoop

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Index Defragmentation – How Often Do You See the Need?

Featured Article(s) Parameters for Analysis Services Reporting: Introduction, Pt. 1 Part I: BI Architect Bill Pearson begins an extended examination of parameterization within Analysis Services reports. In this article, we get hands-on practice creating a parameter within the graphical user interface, and then examine the construction that Reporting Services 2005/ 2008 / 2008 R2 performs behind the scenes. Featured Script […]

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Experiences withthe CLR – Continued

Web Seminar – Tomorrow Five things every SQL Server DBA needs to know when managing multiple database platforms, that will be the subject of tomorrow’s web seminar. While some DBAs work exclusively on SQL Server, you may have to support two or more types of database platforms today, and certainly multiple types of databases throughout the course of your career. […]

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Pros and Cons of the CLR

SSIS Class – Online, 12 Hours/class sessions (Only a couple of days left to register!) Eric Johnson’s class starts July 1 and you can register now to attend! Brought straight to your desktop, this 12-session class includes weekly business hours with Eric, LOTS of information about SSIS and how you can put it to use in your own shop. There […]

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SSIS Class, and Are You Using the CLR?

SSWUG SQL Server Expo – Now Available! The Expo, Real-World Data Management with SQL Server from SSWUG.ORG is a free event, open to all. The expo will include sessions on SQL Server from top-name presenters. These are encore presentations of top-rated sessions from the Virtual Conference – released to the community during this expo event. Learn about how you can […]

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Working with Third-Party Applications

Free SQL Server Expo is TOMORROW – Register Now Make sure you get registered for the SQL Server expo tomorrow. We’ll have sessions on storage, ssis, full-text and more. Check out the list of sessions here – and get registered ASAP. We’ll see you there! > Register Now (it’s free!) Congratulations to our friends at Idera! Last week, the Idera […]

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How Do You Deal with 3rd Party Applications?

SSWUG SQL Server Expo – This Friday! The Expo, Real-World Data Management with SQL Server from SSWUG.ORG is a free event, open to all. The expo will include sessions on SQL Server from top-name presenters. These are encore presentations of top-rated sessions from the Virtual Conference – released to the community during this expo event. Learn about how you can […]

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Best practices for Analysis Services Administration

Featured Script Snipped to convert hex to INT This code snippet converts from Hex to INT. … (read more) Free Webcast – Tomorrow: Best practices for Analysis Services administration This session takes you on a end-to-end tour of management features for Analysis Services. Along the way, you’ll learn important best practices direct from the product team about how to configure, […]

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Billing for SQL Server Cycles…

Kalen Delaney Virtual Workshops In just a couple of weeks, Kalen’s next workshop will be happening. Kalen has an extraordinary reputation for deep, specific tips in her classes, presentations and workshops and this workshop will certainly continue that tradition. Several hours of help and very specific instruction, a course quiz and certificate, slides, demonstrations, live Q&A with Kalen throughout so […]