In this quick video I cover how to setup User Defined Server Roles in MS SQL Server, we use this feature to provide granularity to the DBA permissions based on the job role. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCDn9KwNUm8
Month: March 2015
Video on how to use Schema Compare Option available in SSDT
In this video we cover how to use the Schema compare option within MS SQL Server Data Tools the Visual Studio IDE that comes as the replacement for BIDS. The video covers how to create a project followed by making changes and detecting the change and then how to sync or merge the changes. http://youtu.be/rNL3Ieev2CQ…
Training MSBI professionals in Wells Fargo (MAR)
Always looking forward to training BI professionals since I am fascinated by how data is getting used in the decision making process. And doing this training for Wells Fargo is even more special since we have a long standing relationship with the company. The training marks the start of a very busy schedule this year…
6 common Business intelligence Mistakes
Performance Tuning CPU issues in MS SQL Server – Indexes
In this video we cover how the correct use of Indexes can help elimintae CPU bottlenecks , we cover how to identify CPU issues and a few different ways the issues can be resolved. Performance Tuning CPU issues The video is ment to provide a starting place for novices to undertsand the role played by…
Which is better Delayed Durability or Optimistic Concurrency
A brand new video covering the performance impact of delayed Durability vs Optimistic Concurrency. Which is better? While both have different behavior and purpose; when it comes down to the basic task at hand both essentially improve write (and in the latter’s case read) performance, so the question was can they be used together, do…
Sometimes common sense takes a back seat to BI
This post has to do with how we sometimes loose the tree for the forest (no this is not a mistake), I had written a blog post sometime back about game theory and how it can help decide the outcome of certain business cases. I came across two instances in the last week where game…