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Paging Function Performance in SQL Server 2012
Late last year when I discovered the new TSQL Enhancement introduced in SQL Server 2012, particularly the new Paging Function, I thought to myself that this would be very useful in a number of...
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Upgrading SQL Server 2012 RC0 to RTM for Sharepoint 2010
After attending Rod Colledge’s presentation where he touched on steps in setting up Sharepoint 2010 Business Intelligence with SQL Server 2012 at SQL Saturday 138 in Sydney, I’ve decided that to be...
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Get Parameter Values from SSISDB Catalog: a bug?
catalog.get_parameter_values Recently I have been working with a couple of SSIS projects on SQL Server 2012. During this time, I have managed to encounter an issue with SSISDB. This issue is quite...
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Retrieving SQL Server 2012 Evaluation Period Expiry Date
SQL Server 2012 RTM Evaluation edition was made available on March 7, 2012. Some of us may have installed this on the date or later for evaluation, some of us may still be using the RC0 or an even an...
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Hybrid Mode in Tabular BI Semantic Model – Part 1
During my presentation on “DirectQuery vs Vertipaq Modes in SSAS Tabular Model” at PASS BI/DW VC and SQL Rally in Dallas this year, I briefly explained the Hybrid Mode in Tabular BI Semantic Model...
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SSISDB Bug: Package Parameter Mapping
I have recently posted a new SSISDB bug at Microsoft Connect relating to Package Parameter mapping. Running an SSIS project where the previous deployed version had an issue with the mapping of child...
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Short Review on .ispac SSIS Deployment
My last two articles on SSIS have been related to bugs. That’s not because I am looking for its faults all the time. I like using SSIS – I have been since SQL Server 2005, more so in 2008 and even...
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Upgrading from SQL Server 2012 Evaluation Edition
This article provides a step-by-step instruction on how to upgrade a SQL Server 2012 RTM Evaluation Edition server to a BI edition. Similar steps can be used to upgrade to any other licensed editions,...
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Editing Published SSIS Package in SQL Server 2012
So, you have inherited a set of SQL Server 2012 Integration Services projects that have been deployed on a server. Your company do not use source control so you can’t easily see what was last published...
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VS2012 Ultimate SSIS Start Up Error
If you are using Visual Studio 2012 (VS2012) for Business Intelligence solutions and have SQL Server 2012 SP1 installed, you may be running into a VS2012 Start Up issue. This happened to me this...
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