October 2011 - Posts

• Book Review: MDX with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Cookbook

  As I mentioned in an earlier post , I first met Tomislav Piasevoli’s ( blog | twitter ) in 2008 at the PASS Summit in Seattle, and saw him again most recently again in Seattle at PASS Summit 2011 . There I had the pleasure of telling him personally how Read More... Posted Friday, October 21, 2011 1:46 PM by smisner | 3 Comments Filed under: Book Review, MDX, SSAS

• SQL Community, Twitter, and Hashtags

  I’ve been working with the Microsoft SQL Server BI stack since late 2000. When I started with SQL Server, my “community” consisted of my co-workers, my clients, and me. As communities go, it was a great community to be in. In 2001, our small boutique Read More... Posted Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:22 AM by smisner | 0 Comments Filed under: BI

• PASS Summit 2011 Epilogue

  It's already half a week after PASS Summit 2011 and my head is still reeling! Just when I think PASS Summit can't possibly get any better, it does. When Erika and I arrived at the Washington State Convention Center on Sunday afternoon to register, I felt Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:22 PM by smisner | 0 Comments Filed under: PASS