Last time I dealt with the creation of subdirectories, in one or more root locations, to house my database backups. Today we’ll get into the meat of the database backup procedure itself. If you’ll recall, this procedure has to meet some specific criteria:

1. It will need a minimum of…

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Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a big proponent of automating routine tasks. If I have to do something more than twice, it should be scripted (if not fully automated). I’ve also made it fairly clear that I’m no fan of SSIS. So with all that… Read more

Last week’s resolutions post reminded me that it’s time for another status check on the goals I set for myself back in July.  Two introspective posts in a row is a bit tiresome, I know, but bear with me and this will be the last bit of navel-gazing for a… Read more

Welcome to the first TSQL Tuesday of 2012!  This month’s soiree is being hosted by Dave Howard (blog | twitter) and he’s feeling a bit nostalgic.  As a result, we get to pick from any of the previous TSQL Tuesday topics and write about that.  He’s even included… Read more

Happy new year, SQL peeps! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Last week was very quiet at work, but I did have a developer email me with a problem she was having. (I do believe she may have been the only one actually working, can you imagine??) But… Read more