This is just a quick reminder that I and two of my friends are presenting Precons tomorrow for SQL Saturday Dallas. While I am biased and think that you should sign up for mine, any of these sessions are a huge educational value. If you’re in the DFW area, do yourself a favor and attend […]
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Recently I’ve received several emails with the same basic theme. I was sought out because I am a Business Intelligence Consultant and they want to know whether the career would be good for them. Well, it’s hard to read a short synopsis of someone’s experience and recommend a life altering directional change. So, I decided […] Last week I saw a discussion on the LinkedIn Made2Manage Group about the Pros and Cons of using SSRS vs. VFP Reporting, and it amazes me that people are still arguing about it. So, I thought I’d reaffirm a stance that I’ve had for many years, which is VFP Reporting Must Die. I’ve […] Users typically love SQL Server Reporting Services Reports (SSRS), especially if they’re accustomed to more primitive tools such as Visual FoxPro. However, One of the biggest complaints I hear about SSRS is that users want to be able to launch it directly from their ERP, accounting, and other systems. A conventional way to do this […] “Melodical Murray is a human musical instrument; he makes music by blowing his…blank” – Match Game In the previous article I discussed the issues when working with Null-able fields in Joins and Where clauses. This article will deal with the problems of blank values. What About Blanks? Many systems forego the use of Null-able fields, but […] This topic has been done to death in many places, but I still get frequent questions about Null field issues in T-SQL. My purpose in this article is not to debate the definition of Null. Smarter men than I have already done so. SQL Server Books Online indicates “A value of NULL indicates that the […] Pick Me Mr. Kotter! SQL Rally is a brand new event for this year. It’s kind of a hybrid between the PASS Summit and a SQL Saturday. It’s fairly low cost and being held May 11-13 in Orlando, Florida. Anyway, the reason for this post is completely self serving. I really want to present at […] Ryan, Vic, and yours truly. SQL Saturday #56 BI Edition went off without a hitch last Saturday. Those who read this blog, probably remember the awesome experience I had at my first SQL Saturday. Once again, everything went wonderfully. Our event was scaled back this time which translated into fewer hassles. Microsoft and Artis […] I get a ton of questions and calls about SQL Server Maintenance issues from Administrators who just want their server to work and be protected. They’re not interested in the intricate structure of a transaction log, how to use wait stats, etc. While many database administrators who read this article will disagree or perhaps outright […] Some DBAs would cringe at what I’m about to tell you, but I often use T-SQL to format my data prior to presenting it in a report. Many experts feel that data formatting should always be done in the presentation layer. There are a couple of reasons why I do this. I re-use as much code […] |
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