Share via


MCS UK Data Platform and Business Intelligence Team

The blog of the Microsoft Consulting Services (UK) Data Platform and Business Analytics Team.

"There's nothing wrong with the SAN!"

Date: 08/22/2013

SQL Server Page Life Expectancy

Date: 04/11/2013

Using PowerShell to deploy Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Windows Azure SQL Databases

Date: 03/21/2013

Are your slicers disappearing in PowerPivot 2012? Always click on a PivotChart, PivotTable, Slicer, etc BEFORE refreshing the PowerPivot Model

Overview Over the past couple of months I have occasionally been losing my PowerPivot Slicers in...

Date: 07/28/2012

Installing PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer without ClickOnce

Overview In some environments it is not possible to install Dashboard Designer using the normal...

Date: 04/19/2012

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 7

Date: 11/26/2011

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 6

Date: 11/26/2011

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 5

Date: 11/26/2011

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 4

Date: 11/26/2011

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 3

Date: 11/26/2011

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 2

Date: 11/26/2011

BI Service Applications in SharePoint 2010 – Authentication (Classic vs. Claims) and Identity Delegation (Kerberos) – Part 1

Date: 11/26/2011

Would you like to work for Microsoft Services?

Are you an experienced Microsoft Business Intelligence professional? Have always wanted to work for...

Date: 06/14/2011

Whitepaper Alert: Microsoft EDW Architecture, Guidance and Deployment Best Practices

New whitepapers recently released on MSDN focused on Enterprise Data Warehousing with Microsoft...

Date: 05/13/2011

Creating custom reports against the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 data warehouse

It is possible to create custom reports, using SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, against the...

Date: 01/24/2011

Debugging Parameters in the SSIS Data Flow (Script Component)

I had unfortunately picked up the (bad) habit of debugging my SSIS packages by using messagebox.show...

Date: 10/04/2010

Lessons Learned: Deploying ProClarity 6.3 on SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services

Date: 06/01/2010