SSAS Weird Science

The other day we did an install of SSAS on a server without loading the database engine. Everything went fine, the end user started accessing the service and then we started talking about how we should make certain we are taking backups of the objects that are being created. Now, how would you think to … Read more

Junior DBA Interview Questions

I’ve written earlier posts regarding how to do a job search as well as the interview itself. If you have done all that work to get yourself an interview, you should know what types of questions you may be asked, right? And if you are doing the interview you should have an idea of what … Read more

BI is Still Missing Some Intelligence

I recently had the honor of attending a 2-day training session presented by Peter Myers of SolidQ. Peter is a top-notch presenter and I was impressed by how well he knew his stuff. He easily moved among definitions and terms that are quite foreign to me, such as dimensions, attributes, facts, measures, etc. More impressive … Read more