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  1. Splitting A Delimited String (Part 2)

    This is part two of a two part series. In part 1 of this series I demonstrated the most popular methods used to parse/split a delimited string of values, http://jahaines.blogspot.com/2009/11/splitting-delimited-string-part-1.html. In this article I will be focusing on the performance implications of ...

  2. Splitting A Delimited String (Part 2)

    This is part two of a two part series.  In part 1 of this series I demonstrated the most popular methods used to parse/split a delimited string of values, http://jahaines.blogspot.com/2009/11/splitting-delimited-string-part-1.html.  In this article I will be focusing on the performance implications of ...

  3. Using RAW Files for Staging Data in SSIS

    In my last post, I mentioned that I stored staged source system data in RAW files for SSIS as part of managing metadata changes. I knew that would be "controversial", and sure enough, the first comment on that post questioned my choice. Now I'm going to take the opportunity to ...

  4. Simple vs Searched CASE statements

    I recently had a customer show me an MDX calculation using a CASE statement, where they had achieved a big improvement in performance when they moved from using a searched CASE to using a simple CASE. For the record, here’s an example of a simple CASE statement: CASE [Measures ...

  5. Conciseness

    Mike's blog has been hijacked by a duck. ... okay, maybe not. Hi, I'm K. Brian Kelley and I am guest blogging on Mike's blog. Normally I write on security topics over at SQL Server Central, but I couldn't resist following up to this excellent blog post ...

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