January 2011 S3OLV
Tis the calm before the storm. At least it feels like that. The invites have all been sent. The presenter lined up. Reminders have been sent and now we...
2011-01-11
7 reads
Jason Brimhall
TSQL Tuesday 14: Committed
Woohoo, It’s TSQL Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuesday!!! This month we are being hosted by one-half of the MidnightDBA – Jen McCown (Blog | Twitter), and...
2011-01-11
582 reads
TSQL Tuesday 14: Committed
For this TSQL Tuesday post, I will just add a short list of my professional goals for this next year. Otherwise, this post would be mostly about my non-professional...
2011-01-11
4 reads
SQLCruise Contest
For those who may not have heard, there is training for SQL Professionals called SQL Cruise. You can find more...
2011-01-05
674 reads
SQLCruise Contest
For those who may not have heard, there is training for SQL Professionals called SQL Cruise. You can find more info here. There is a bit of interesting news...
2011-01-05
5 reads
MockingJay – a review
After a long wait, I have finally read the final installment in the “Hunger Games” trilogy. I read the other...
2011-01-04
581 reads
MockingJay – a review
After a long wait, I have finally read the final installment in the “Hunger Games” trilogy. I read the other two books earlier in the year in 2010 and...
2011-01-04
8 reads
2010-12-28
680 reads
2010 Recap
As a part of a recap on the year that was 2010, I should start with a recap of my goals. For that review I had to go back...
2010-12-28
4 reads
SSIS Multiple File Export
Have you ever needed to export different data sets to different flat files? Each of these data sets could be...
2010-12-28
1,471 reads
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