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Linked Subreports in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
Note, before getting started with this lesson there are some prerequisites you should know about. Please read my post Getting Started with SQL Server 2008 to ensure you have everything setup correctly,...
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SQL Server Integration Services for Developers
Today I presented SSIS For Developers, we looked at how SSIS, commonly used in Data Warehousing, can also be used by most developers to solve issues that frequently come up in the course of their job....
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SSRS Quick Tip – An item with the same key has already been added
I was in the process of creating a new report in SQL Server Reporting Services today. I was loading my dataset from a stored procedure, and when I hit the “Refresh Fields” button I recieved the...
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Deep Fried Arcane
At TechEd last year I was interviewed by the Deep Fried Bytes guys, along with another great SQL guy Denny Cherry. The topic of our interview was What Should Developers Know About SQL Server. (Click...
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I’m a SQL People
My friend and fellow MVP Andy Leonard (blog | twitter) has started an interesting project called SQL People. He’s interviewing people in the SQL Server community about their history, how they got into...
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Data Dude Webinar for Pragmatic Works
Just wanted to let everyone know I’ll be doing my first webinar for Pragmatic Works this Thursday, June 9th 2011. It will be at 11 am Eastern time. I’ll be doing an introduction to “Data Dude”, Visual...
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Task Factory–File Properties Task
My last video on the Task Factory Compression Task was well received, so I thought I’d build on it with a video on the File Properties Task. It’s a cool little tool that will grab any of the various...
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Using TFS2010 with Visual Studio / BIDS 2008 and SQL Server Management Studio
When I come to a customer site, I often have to help them get setup with TFS (Team Foundation Server) 2010, Microsoft’s source code control / ALM (application lifecycle management) system. This is so...
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PowerPivot Training Resources
I’ve been asked to provide links to some useful resources for learning about PowerPivot. Below are a list of my favorite blogs, books, and other sites to learn from. A quick disclaimer, some of the...
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SharePoint BI (Business Intelligence) Training Resources
SharePoint is a huge topic unto itself, so I wanted to provide some links that focus on learning how to use SharePoint in the context of Business Intelligence. A quick disclaimer, some of the links...
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SQL Saturday #111–Atlanta
Today I’m presenting not one but two sessions at the Atlanta SQL Saturday. I wanted to provide copies of my slide decks here. Configuring SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services The Decoder Ring to Data...
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SQL Server Learning Resources for Beginners
Over the last couple of months I’ve been putting up some of my favorite learning resources. Recently my friend Robin Hunt (twitter | linkedin) at ThinkData Solutions asked me for some recommendations...
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Simulating SQL Server Work with PowerShell
No, I’m not talking about simulating your job so you can sit home in your PJs and play Call of Duty. (Although if you work out a way to do so, call me!) What I’m speaking of is emulating a workload on...
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SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2012–Table Designer–Other Objects
Above is the screen shot of where things were left at the end of the previous post. We had just added a new table and used the designer to create four columns, along with their data types. We also saw...
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SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2012–Safe Refactoring
With Visual Studio Database Projects (VSDB), you entered into Safe Refactoring mode through the Schema View window. But in SSDT, the Schema View window no longer exists. So how the heck do you do it??...
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SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2012–Customizing the Table Designer...
With this post I want to show you a few of the nice shortcuts provided to you in Visual Studio SSDT for quickly customizing the layout of your designers. A few of the items only apply to the table...
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SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2012–Schema Comparison
A feature carried over, but improved upon, from Visual Studio Database Projects is the Schema Comparison tool. The tool allows you to compare one database to another, a database to your project (or...
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SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2012–Snapshots
A new feature of SSDT, one not found in VS Database Projects, is the ability to do snapshots. A snapshot captures a copy of your database project as it exists at the time you take the snapshot. Once...
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devLink 2012–SSDT in VS2012
Today I’m presenting SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio 2012. While the bulk of the information can be found in the blog posts over the last few weeks, I wanted to upload the slide deck. You’ll...
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I’m Speaking! SQL Saturday Nashville and PowerShell Saturday Atlanta
Just wanted to let folks know I’ll be doing presentations at two upcoming events. The first is SQL Saturday #145 in Nashville. That’s this weekend, October 13th. I’ll be giving my “Introduction to Data...
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