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Afterthoughts: SQL Saturday #48 Columbia, SC
More than 1,000 miles later and almost 20 hours behind the wheel, I can only express how much I enjoyed each and every moment at SQL Saturday #48 hosted in West Columbia, S.C. Let me get started by...
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Top 10 reasons to attend SQL Saturday #62 Tampa
We will jumpstart 2011 with the first SQL Saturday event of the year in Tampa, FL on January 15th, 2011. SQLSaturday #62 is a joint effort between the Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group along with the...
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I have been Knighted
As I announced on my 2000-2010 a Decade in Retrospect blog post I have joined the ranks at Pragmatic Works and started my first day today. I’m excited to join such a great professional team, full of...
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SSRS errors: (rsReportServerDatabaseUnavailable) The report server cannot...
Sometimes you may get this error when trying to launch your report server webpage: The report server cannot open a connection to the report server database. A connection to the database is required...
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SSRS Error: Report Preview displays Access to the path...
While working on Reporting Services at a client site I came across this error when trying to preview a report in BIDS: The report preview failed because the report could not be built. Read the errors,...
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SQL Server Codename “Denali” CTP3 Resources
SQL Server codename “Denali” CTP3 has been released to the public after much anticipation. You may ask yourself, “What happened to CTP2?” The answer is simple. It was a private build for MVPs and some...
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The affordable self-service BI revolution has started.
I am officially announcing that I have now become an independent consultant and business owner. Becoming independent has always been my dream and I have now decided to follow that dream. I believe it...
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Configuring BIDS 2008 / 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2008 to work with Database...
Working with the SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS Business Intelligence projects along with Database projects in the same Visual Studio 2008 development environment can be challenging as there is no clear...
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