SQL Relay, October 2011

A series training in the UK is happening this week. Read more to find out any of the 16 user group meetings can fit into your schedule.

Five Things (We Bet) You Didn't Know About Subversion

Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:30am Eastern, 8:30am Pacific

Come and learn The Truth about Migration to and Administration for Apache Subversion. CollabNet, Subversion founder and corporate sponsor, and Red Gate Software, number one in SQL source management using any SCM system, want to share five powerful truths about Subversion that will fortify your decision to leave VSS behind.

Using PowerShell for SQL Server Database Backups

If you're starting to learn PowerShell and want to see how you can use it for common DBA tasks, this tip will show you how to create a basic PowerShell script to backup all your user databases.

Custom SSMS Shortcuts for ETL Developer. Part 3: Source-Target Mapping

Provides a SQL code that generates a source-target transformation query and can be helpful at several stages of data warehouse development lifecycle.

Raw Materials - Mediocrity Defended

Somebody Has to Do It, Apparently

Debugging Data Flow in SQL Server Integration Services

You can save a lot of time by using the SSIS Troubleshooting tools. These enable you to work with reduced data samples, monitor row counts, use data viewers, configure error-handling and monitoring package execution. Although you can develop SSIS packages without them, it is so much easier once you're familiar with these tools.

How to Setup Log Shipping for Multiple Databases

This article by Brian Davey describes how to setup log shipping for a large number of databases minimizing the number of jobs needed thus significantly reducing CPU and memory usage.

Data Mining Query Task in SQL Server Integration Services

One of the primary goals of business intelligence is to transform raw data into meaningful information, by combining its sources, discovering its dependencies and patterns, and using them to predict future trends.

Custom SSMS Shortcuts for ETL Developer. Part 2: Extended Properties

With the following technique, you can quickly read information stored in the extended properties of a SQL Server table.

Raw Materials - A Frank Exchange of Views

Different Strokes for Different, um, Robots