New UK SQL Server User Groups
What an exciting few weeks we’ve got to look forward to!
SQL Bits starts on Thursday this week which promises to be another fantastic event. I’m speaking on the Saturday, […] Continue Reading…
Midlands SQL Server User Group now a PASS chapter
Back in September 2010 I spent another evening with the Cardiff SQL Server User Group, run by Adam Morton. Having got so much out of the Cardiff group since […] Continue Reading…
Pattern matching in SSIS using Regular Expressions and the Script component
One of my favourite features of SSIS is the script component, and I know I’m not alone. Why? Because it brings the entire might of the .NET framework to […] Continue Reading…
SQL User Groups and SQLBits
SQLBits 9
It only seems like yesterday since the SQLBits crew put on their awesome 8th conference in Brighton. The next conference has just been announced, SQLBits will move to […] Continue Reading…
Video: Automating SSAS OLAP Cube documentation
Automating OLAP cube documentation – SQLBits presentation
For anyone that missed my presentation at SQLBits 8 in April, the video is now available here.
In this 1 hour session I present […] Continue Reading…
The Business Intelligence Semantic Model (BISM)
I’m a happy chap. Why? Because I read a blog post yesterday by T.K. Anand (SSAS Principal Group Program Manager) about the vision and roadmap of Analysis Services.
There were […] Continue Reading…
SQL Server Art using Spatial Data
This post follows on from an earlier post on drawing with SQL Server, and explains how to create much more complex drawings using a couple of neat tricks and […] Continue Reading…
SQLBits 8 in Photos
Well what a few days. Everyone I spoke to agreed that SQLBits 8 has been the best SQLBits conference yet. The organisers did a fantastic job, the whole event […] Continue Reading…
Drawing a logo or diagram using SQL spatial data
I have to admit that I’m really excited about presenting a session at SQLBits 8 in Brighton next week. I’ve been an avid supporter of SQLBits since the first […] Continue Reading…
SQL Server User Group – Birmingham
It’s only a week to go until the first Midlands SQL Server User Group, being held on March 10th 2011 at the Old Joint Stock pub in Birmingham.
We’ve got […] Continue Reading…