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DateOnly function demo where date only portions of Dt variables are needed… (read more)
Wouldn’t It Be Cool?!
Have you been following all of the announcements about the new things coming with the XBox? The new motion-sensitive controllers, new XBox capabilities and such? Very sweet.
All that aside, I was just thinking it would be cool to be able to move things around *database-wise* using gestures while looking at the board. You know, Minority Report style, moving Analysis Services data, connections, references, facts and cubes around, just by pointing. What we call visualizations today may literally be visualizations of data cubes (sorta makes your head hurt though on how to present it, though the XBox is supposed to be 3D capable too).
I think you could do some very intriguing things by visually manipulating data "in the air."
What Versions of SQL Server Are You Supporting?
…that’s our question of the day on the Facebook page – here. So far, *every* entry includes 2-3 versions. I was really surprised by this – most are supporting back to 2000, not a single person is supporting only a single version of SQL Server.
How about you? What versions are you supporting? If 2000, do you worry about getting appropriate support from Microsoft? From your software vendors? I know in nearly every account we’ve talked with that supports 2000, it’s because of the "if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it" that we all must work with and not because anyone particularly wants to be back a release or two (or three). Is this the case with you as well?
Drop by the Facebook page – or send me a note.
Webcast: Best practices for Analysis Services administration
This session takes you on a end-to-end tour of management features for Analysis Services. Along the way, you’ll learn important best practices direct from the product team about how to configure, optimize and manage your Analysis Server. We expect this to be an essential session for new and experienced Analysis Services administrators alike.
Presented by: Donald Farmer
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> Live date: 6/23/2010 at 12:00 Pacific