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[October 2006]

The Case of Locating National's Treasures
A mysterious email message leads B.I. Powers to track down codes on National Manufacturing's reports and teach them how to use meaningful names.
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[August 2006]

The Case of the Wicked Wrist Rapper
Is foul play behind the excessive number of wrist injuries at a local manufacturing company? Can B.I. Powers convince the company's president to use Analysis Services to secure access to data?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[June 2006]

The Case of the All-Inclusive Collection
A fanatical collector demands a report that will let her see everything in her collections. Can B.I. Powers provide the solution by modifying a Reporting Services parameter?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[March 2006]

The Case of the Multitudinous Dates
A date with a fig lands B.I. Powers in an investigation of a mysterious fruit theft. Can Powers help the nutty culprit create a time dimension?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[February 2006]

The Case of the Historical Conundrum
Mysterious security-log entries put B.I. Powers on the trail of a time traveler. Can Reporting Services’ history snapshots save the culprit from performing unnecessary work?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[January 2006]

The Case of the Out-of-Date Cube
B.I. Powers turns up an OLAP cube that's dragging a company into the past. Is SQL Server 2005 behind the latency? Can Powers find a simple solution?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[October 18, 2005]

The Case of the Possessed Server
When mysterious SQL Server Agent jobs appear on a seemingly isolated server, a DBA engages B.I. Powers to discover the cause. Is dear departed Uncle Wally trying to contact his nephew?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[September 20, 2005]

The Case of the Good Data Gone Bad
The intrepid B.I. Powers is engaged to track down missing data. Is the data loss part of an international conspiracy? Or is the solution closer to home?
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

[August 16, 2005]

The Case of the Missing Link
When SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services administrator Greg Parker goes missing for more than a week, B.I Powers, consulting detective, is called in to find the hapless employee.
SQL Server Magazine — Brian Larson

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