At a Tech Ed On Road session I was asked to explain multidimensional space in simple words. Here are dimension, member, value, attribute and size.
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Data Integration Patterns Without Special Tools
Data integration patterns in SQL Server cover full reloads, incremental pulls, change capture, and file drops with clear restart rules.
SQL SERVER – Solution – Generating Zero Without using Any Numbers in T-SQL
Madhivanan asked how to get zero without using any numbers in T-SQL. Here are the clever reader answers, from SELECT $ to counting a NULL cast.
SQLAuthority News – Job Interviewing the Right Way (and for the Right Reasons) – Guest Post by Feodor Georgiev
Feodor Georgiev writes about job interviewing the right way and for the right reasons, sharing his thoughts on hiring and employing IT people.
Importing CSV Files Without Surprises
Importing CSV files Without Surprises covers quoted delimiters, UTF-8 encoding, dates, staging tables, and SQL Server BULK INSERT FORMAT = ‘CSV’.
SQL SERVER – Selecting Domain from Email Address
A quick T-SQL script to select the domain from email address values with RIGHT, LEN and CHARINDEX, and count how many emails share each domain.
SQL SERVER – Solution – Puzzle – Statistics are not Updated but are Created Once
The solution to my puzzle on why statistics are not updated but are created once after a large insert, even with auto update on, and the fix that worked for me.
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