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Tim Mitchell
Tim Mitchell is a Microsoft SQL
Server consultant, speaker, and trainer, and is a Microsoft SQL Server
MVP. He has been working with SQL Server for over 7 years, working
primarily in business intelligence, ETL/SSIS, reporting, and database
development. You can find his complete profile at TimMitchell.net.
Archives: February 2007
SQL Server SP2 released
Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there are a couple of new breakthroughs. Most notably is the new vardecimal data type, which is as its name suggests a variable length decimal value (though the initial press release…
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Posted in Tim Mitchell on 19 February 2007
Microsoft SQL Server certification
A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL Server. A number of people I've talked with about the MCDBA certification share my opinion that these tests were too easy and therefore held limited value to one's career. After…
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Posted in Tim Mitchell on 18 February 2007