Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag
I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while....
2013-10-08
893 reads
Wesley Brown
- Interests: Collecting old computers
- Skills: I talk a lot.
Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while. Along the way I’ve collected quite a...
2013-10-08
11 reads
I Am Surprised Every Time
Who me?
Yep me. I have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional again this year in SQL Server. This...
2013-10-02
741 reads
I Am Surprised Every Time
Who me? Yep me. I have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional again this year in SQL Server. This is my third year to receive the award...
2013-10-02
26 reads
SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features
I Want Features Not Cost!
Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your...
2013-08-01
1,103 reads
SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features
I Want Features Not Cost! Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your Fault. Needless to say, he isn’t happy with...
2013-08-01
20 reads
Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a flat file connector with 258 columns that...
2013-07-24
16 reads
Moving Files with Open Source Software, cURL and winSCP
Open Source, ON WINDOWS!
I’m still stunned in this day and age that people pay obscene amounts of money on tools...
2013-07-23
1,890 reads
Moving Files with Open Source Software, cURL and winSCP
Open Source, ON WINDOWS! I’m still stunned in this day and age that people pay obscene amounts of money on tools that are easily replaced in most cases with...
2013-07-23
33 reads
Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated
What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a...
2013-07-10
1,945 reads
Blogs
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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