Many of you may now or in the future have the need to upgrade your SSIS packages to the new SQL Server 2012 SSIS. Luckily,
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SQL Rally Wrap Up
Another SQL Rally has wrapped up in Dallas, TX and it was great event. My favorite part about these larger events is being able to
Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 6: Making the Decision
We’ve completed reviewing the major Microsoft tools and now you have to make “The Decision”. Which tool(s) is the best fit for the reporting needs?
OPASS April Meeting Recap
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of speaking in Orlando, FL at the OPASS monthly meeting. I spoke on Extending SSRS with Custom Code and
Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 5: Power View
In part five of this on going series about choosing the right reporting tool we will discuss the newest of tools called Power View. While
SQL Rally Schedule
In case you didn’t see the email come through for PASS this week the SQL Rally schedule is now available. The event will be in
April 2012 Speaking Events
This month I’ll be out and about quite a bit with speaking events. Thought I’d detail them quickly in case you’re in Florida or interested
SQL Saturday #130 Jacksonville Schedule Posted
SQL Saturday Jacksonville is just under a month away (April 28) and I’m happy to announce the we recently released the schedule for the event.
Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 4: PerformancePoint
If you’ve followed this blog series from the beginning then you may have started thinking about which tools would be best for your environment. If
Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 3: PowerPivot
Today I’ll be continuing in a blog series designed to help you decide which presentation tool is best for your reporting needs. So far I’ve
SQL Server 2012 Data Mining add-in for Excel 2010
Another release that went without much trumpeting was the SQL Server 2012 Data Mining add-in for Excel 2010. This has been a much awaited release
PowerPivot 2012 RTM Release
Somewhat overshadowed, for obvious reasons, by the big RTM release of SQL Server 2012 was the RTM release of PowerPivot 2012. You can go download
Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 2: Excel
This post is a continuation of a series started to help you understand each of the Microsoft presentation layer tools purpose and when you should
Choosing the Right Microsoft Reporting Technology Part 1: Report Services
As Business Intelligence has evolved over the years the number of tools we have to choose from for presenting data has advanced drastically. With so