Prometheus
The myth of Prometheus has some relevance to technology workers. How? Read what Steve Jones thinks.
2008-09-24
77 reads
Articles
Execute an SSIS Package in SSMS - SQL School Video
This video shows how you can use Management Studio to execute your Integration Services packages.
2008-09-23
5,416 reads
Performance Implications of Database Snapshots
Books online mentions that performance may be reduced when using database snapshots. I decided to investigate how severe that reduction could be.
2008-09-23
9,755 reads
DLP Technology
Steve Jones isn't talking about his new television, but rather a new technology dealing with data and databases.
2008-09-23
73 reads
DLP Technology
Steve Jones isn't talking about his new television, but rather a new technology dealing with data and databases.
2008-09-23
76 reads
DLP Technology
Steve Jones isn't talking about his new television, but rather a new technology dealing with data and databases.
2008-09-23
68 reads
Intrinsic Member Properties: The MEMBER_VALUE Property
MSAS Architect Bill Pearson leads hands-on exercises providing exposure to the use of the MEMBER_VALUE intrinsic member property. Join us in generating simple lists, as well as datasets to support report parameter picklists.
2008-09-23
2,026 reads
Scheduling Jobs in SQL Server Express
As we all know SQL Server 2005 Express is a very powerful free edition of SQL Server 2005. However it does not contain SQL Server Agent service. Because of this scheduling jobs is not possible. So if we want to do this we have to install a free or commercial 3rd party product. This usually isn't allowed due to the security policies of many hosting companies and thus presents a problem. Maybe we want to schedule daily backups, database reindexing, statistics updating, etc. This is why I wanted to have a solution based only on SQL Server 2005 Express and not dependent on the hosting company. And of course there is one based on our old friend the Service Broker.
2008-09-23
3,241 reads
Blog: Cross Functional Teams & Cross Training
Cross functional teams sounds a lot like a buzzword, and maybe it is to a degree - but still worth talking about and I have a short story to support it.
2008-09-22
2,211 reads
Kalen Delaney: Geek of the Week
Kalen Delaney has been involved in SQL Server from the beginning. Her talks and her writings are always interesting but, most important of all, she was able to successfully take on authorship of the 'Inside SQL Server' series of books from Ron Soukup, and make them her own. Despite her own protests that she is a trainer first and foremost, she richly deserves our accolade of 'Geek of the Week'.
2008-09-22
2,473 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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