I am a Superhero

Two weeks ago I attended SQLBits in London. This is probably the biggest SQL Server conference in Europe, and this...

Iterating Through Excel Worksheets with Biml

Wrangling large or complex Excel workbooks in SSIS can be a challenge. From managing data types (more about that in...

The Idea Book

How many times have you said to yourself, “Someone should build an application that does [x]…”, or “Wouldn’t it be...

Toshiba Portege Z301-A Review

Last year I purchased a Lenovo W530. Nightmares then ensued. Nice laptop if you just want to use it as...

Welcome to BlobEater

I am an IT Professional from the UK with a huge interest in MS technology especially SQL Server and Azure. During...

A 2015 full of DLM

After SQL Saturday Pordenone, I’ll keep speaking about DLM (aka ALM on databases) during the following events:
PASS Italian Virtual Chapter, April 14. I’ll demonstrate...

A 2015 full of DLM

After SQL Saturday Pordenone, I’ll keep speaking about DLM (aka ALM on databases) during the following events:
PASS Italian Virtual Chapter, April 14. I’ll demonstrate...

Combating the CXPacket Wait Type

Often, when DBAs are looking at total wait statistics on the servers they manage, CXPacket is at or near the top of...

Configure SQL Server Agent using SMO

Saw this on twitter and thought I would throw it up on the blog. Easier than responding on twitter.

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo") | Out-Null;

$SQLServerInstance...

Exam Prep 70-463: SSIS Transactions and Checkpoints

This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...