Mistake or #Fail

When things aren't done well or set up properly in your systems, is it a mistake or a failure? Steve Jones talks about the need for those working with technology to be sure that they are taking responsibility for being educated about how to do things.

Service Broker example on how to configure, send and receive messages

SQL Server 2008 and 2005 offer the Service Broker feature. In this tip we will go through the different components of service broker and step by step on how to setup Service Broker for a single database.

Skipping Items in a Foreach Loop

Recently, my friend Jack Corbett asked a question on Twitter:

In a nutshell, the SSIS foreach loop will enumerate a given...

Ten Pitfalls In Establishing An Enterprise Architecture

Avoiding getting snared in these traps avoids having to spend a lot of money later to fix problems, Gartner says. In addition, EA benefits can be realized faster and the risk of program failure is reduced.

The Dynamic Tally or Numbers Table

Building a tally table is a common T-SQL problem that many new developers struggle with. Lynn Pettis brings us an article that shows how to use CTEs to accomplish this.

Is Networking Important?

There's a networking seminar at the PASS Summit, and with the explosion of social networking sites, lots of technology workers have been thinking about how to better network for their career. Today Steve Joens talks about why it's a good idea to build up your networking skills.

Is Networking Important?

There's a networking seminar at the PASS Summit, and with the explosion of social networking sites, lots of technology workers have been thinking about how to better network for their career. Today Steve Joens talks about why it's a good idea to build up your networking skills.

Is Networking Important?

There's a networking seminar at the PASS Summit, and with the explosion of social networking sites, lots of technology workers have been thinking about how to better network for their career. Today Steve Joens talks about why it's a good idea to build up your networking skills.

Keep Your SQL Server Indexes Fragmentation Free

Routine maintenance can keep index fragmentation to a minimum—with some help from an index-defragmenting script.

Migrating SQL Server Databases - The DBA's Checklist (Part 2)

Part 2 of the database migration series examines setting database options, mapping database users to logins, recovery models, backups, and changing the code associated with configurations.