Alert-based Transaction Log Backups using SMO
Allen White provides an SMO script for automating database log backups, using either native backup or Red Gate's SQL Backup tool.
2007-05-07
2,426 reads
Articles
SSIS Configurations
In this session, Brian shows you how to use configuration files or a configuration file to dynamically configure your packages. With configuration files, you can seamlessly migrate an SSIS package from QA to production without worry and without having to reconfigure the package.
2007-05-04
2,582 reads
Learn SQLCLR Programming
Longtime author here, Michael Coles, has written a new book on SQL Server 2005 Programming and has sent us a sample chapter on SQLCLR programming. Download the chapter and source code and grab this great book from your favorite bookseller.
2007-05-03
4,273 reads
SSIS Control Flow Basics
In this session, Brian shows you the basics of the SQL Server Integration Services Control Flow. He shows you how to orchestrate a package in the control flow with precedence constraints and how they relate tasks together in the control flow and how to tasks are executed and in what order. He also shows some of the advanced properties of the control flow that help with parallelism.
2007-05-03
2,533 reads
Synchronising Databases in SSAS 2005
Planning for disaster recovery in SQL Server Analysis Services can be tricky. Fortunately SQL Server 2005 introduces the concept of a database synchronization, allowing you to transfer information and meta data from one server to another. Yaniv Mor brings us a look at this feature.
2007-05-02
4,447 reads
Data Profiling in SSIS
In this presentation, Ira shows you how to data profile in SSIS using a Script transform and some creative methods like RegEx. He shows you how to look for patterns in your data to find bad data that wouldn't be obvious to the eye or casual viewer.
2007-05-02
4,307 reads
Connect to a Remote SSAS 2005 Database
Connecting to a SQL Server 2005 database is a simple process, but connecting to an Analysis Services 2005 database takes a bit more effort. Longtime data warehousing author Jacob Sebastian brings us a quick tutorial on how you can connect from Management Studio.
2007-05-01
7,772 reads
Creating a Basic SSAS Cube
In this demonstration, you'll quickly learn how to create a basic cube using the Cube Wizard upon a data warehouse. Brian walks through the entire process in this 10 minute video to get you started with creating a browsing a cube.
2007-05-01
3,441 reads
Speak Like a SSIS Developer
In this first video of the series, you'll learn what SQL Server Integration Services does and a little about the environment. After you see this video you should be able to understand much of the terminology and toolset that SSIS developers use.
2007-04-30
3,155 reads
Scripting the Installation of SQL Server 2005
Having a consistent SQL Server environment is important. Gregory Larsen discusses one method of scripting your installation to ensure all of your SQL Server 2005 machines are set up the same.
2007-04-27
2,692 reads
Blogs
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
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Identities and Sequences III
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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