Splitting ID’s with commas, updating them, and then Slamming them back together
Unfortunately my company still uses
MS Access DBs. That's Access 97 folks! I've battled many challenges over the
last couple months with...
2011-08-16
1,242 reads
find...underlings...
find.....underlings.....
searching......
underlings found......
I recently was given the task to create a stored procedure to find people who are under other people...
2011-06-22
832 reads
Double Hop of Doom
I recently had to battle through THE DOUBLE HOP OF DOOOOOMMM!! It was a very rewarding experience and I think...
2011-06-20
4,415 reads
Don't touch that Maintenance Plan Job
Good ol Maintenance plans. With 2005 and beyond we received the glorious SSIS backed Maintenance plans. I love SSIS so...
2011-06-12
1,929 reads
Can Scrum work for the DBA?
Agile! Scrum! Development methodologies! Sprint!
If you have a manager who reads any web page about being a manager, then you...
2011-05-29
8,406 reads
Recovery Model for Every Database
One thing that is enjoyable about my position is working with people who have no idea what SQL is besides...
2011-05-25
1,168 reads
Blogs
Why is shrinking IT budgets a good thing?
Each year around this time, companies enter the familiar ritual of budgeting. For many,...
Reverse Engineering a Physical Model Diagram
By Steve Jones
I recently wrote about a logical diagram with Redgate Data Modeler. That was interesting,...
Prepping for Certification, Part 3 of ?
By Brian Kelley
After I have understood the details for a certification test (part 1), including format...
Forums
Best analysis approach to reduce data type length in multiple tables
Hello SSC, I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season! I...
Do you separate data/log files and TempDB files on different disks using AWS EC2
Hello, I am receiving multiple direction on deploying SQL Servers in AWS EC2. ...
Service account being in local admin in AWS EC2 environment?
Hello, I am working with a company on their database administration. I am trying...
Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers