DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: More about Calculated Columns and Measures, Counting and Filtering, Part 1 In the charter article of this series, DAX and PowerPivot Essentials: Introduction to PowerPivot, DAX and the Related() and Distinct() Functions, we introduced the powerful PowerPivot / DAX combination, noting that this add-on to Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (embedded, and only needing to be enabled,...
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Some tips to use System Monitor with SQL Server 2012
Some tips to use System Monitor with SQL Server 2012 Don’t monitor counters you don’t need. The more counters you monitor, the more overhead that is required to perform the monitoring. So, to boost the System Monitor performance, you should monitor only those counters that you need. Stop all screen-saver and anti-virus programs on a computer you run System Monitor....
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 System Stored Procedures
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 System Stored Procedures If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 system stored procedures, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 system stored procedures bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack....
Managing Chatty Coworkers in person and online
Managing Chatty Coworkers In Person and Online Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – author of books TimePeace: Making peace with time and the Book of Answers: 105 Career Critical Situations– and I am a business and efficiency coach that specializes in time management, project management and work-life balance strategies. Steve Wynkoop and I talk a lot about designing and...
Bulk Transfers: Some guidelines
Bulk Transfers: Some guidelines Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction Bulk transfers are a common way of importing large amounts of data into, or exporting large amounts of data out of, SQL Server databases. SQL Server supports bulk transfers run from an operating system command line or the SQL Server command processor. When performing bulk transfers, you must consider the implications...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 full-text search
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 full-text search If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 full-text search, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 full-text search bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time...
Increasing the Results of Attending a Conference
Increasing the Results of Attending a Conference Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – author of books TimePeace: Making peace with time and the Book of Answers: 105 Career Critical Situations– and I am a business and efficiency coach that specializes in time management, project management and work-life balance strategies. Steve Wynkoop and I talk a lot about designing and...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 backup/restore problems
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2012 backup/restore problems If you have problems with SQL Server 2012 backup or restore, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2012 service pack. Because many SQL Server 2012 backup/restore bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time...
Understanding Triggers
Understanding Triggers Author: Basit Farooq A trigger is a specialized stored procedure that activates (executes) in response to an event. There are two basic trigger types, ie data manipulation language (DML) trigger and data definition language (DDL) trigger, based on the type of event that causes them to fire. For example, a data manipulation language (DML) trigger fires in response...
Possible ways to secure SSIS Packages
Possible ways to secure SSIS Packages Author: Basit A. Farooq In this article, I’ll first give an overview of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) security. Then I will talk about the different package protection levels and roles. Finally, I will talk about how to sign the SSIS packages. Overview of SSIS Packages Security Whether you are developing a SSIS package...