Today Yesterday I was distinguished by Microsoft, as I received an mail in which they awarded me with a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. It was one of those moments that’ll stick with you for a lifetime. I am truly honored and very, very excited about the days to come in this new role. As far as […]
Tag: SQLServer
SSAS(MD) Time Intelligence w/ a Twist
Introduction There are a lot of great examples out there on how to build your own custom Time Intelligence into Analysis Services (MD). Just have a look at this, this, this, this and this. All good sources for solid Time Intelligence in SSAS. One thing they have in common though, is that they all make […]
T-SQL Tuesday #87 – Fixing Old Problems with Shiny New Toys
Matt Gordon (b|l|t) is hosting this months TSQL2SDAY which is on the topic fixing an old issue/problem with shiny new toys. I am really happy about this topic, as it offers the opportunity to display not only the short comings of earlier versions, but also the progress made by the SQL Server team. Story Line […]
T-SQL Tuesday #86 : SQL Server Bugs & Enhancement Requests : [SSMS] Intellisense for MDX
This months T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Brent Ozar (b|l|t) and the invitation is found following this link. T-SQL Tuesday was started by Adam Machanic (b|l|t) and this is the SQL Server community’s monthly blog party where everyone is invited to write about a common topic. Actually Adam just published a complete version of the […]
Looking back at my 2016 Community Engagement
2016 was one of my most productive years in terms of blogging (34 posts), public speaking at several SqlSaturdays as well as UG’s (meeting some great people out there), community engagement and session selection committee for SqlSaturday, SqlNexus and Pass Summit. I certainly hope to improve my efforts and engagement in 2017, but I am also well aware, that this […]