SSIS #116–What is the variable value at runtime?
Using variables in SSIS packages can make your ETL process more dynamic and respond to different scenarios during runtime.
Not...
2014-01-29
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Blog Posts
SSIS and PowerPivot training in Baton Rouge
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be teaming up with my Linchpin People colleague Bill Pearson for a day of...
2014-01-29
929 reads
Using sys.dm_exec_sql_text() to figure out blocking is sometimes flawed.
I frequently rely on joining sys.dm_exec_requests and sys.dm_exec_sql_text() to know what queries are running on a system and when I...
2014-01-29
1,181 reads
February – Colorado SQL Events
SQL Meetings are training events for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please note that...
2014-01-28
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If You’re Not Doing Anything….
Hey… Pssst… Yeah, you there on the couch. Listen, if you’re not doing anything around lunchtime on February 6th, I...
2014-01-28
634 reads
Jan PASS Data Architecture VC presents Ike Ellis on Tips & Tricks
Please join the PASS Data Architecture virtual chapter on Thursday Jan 30th at noon central for SQL Server Tips and...
2014-01-28
1,123 reads
Know When it’s Good Enough
Here’s a newsflash: You may not thing so, but you are expensive. There’s no point in endless performance tuning. I love...
2014-01-28
710 reads
Movie Adaptations of Books
I’ve never written a novel or a movie script, but I’ve sure consumed a lot of both and enjoy both....
2014-01-28
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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – January 2014 update
The SSDT January 2014 release has been updated to support both SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse Appliance Update 1...
2014-01-28
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Applied SQL: LIKE ‘whatever’
Today let’s play around with the LIKE operator. Like, totally. Like, Introduction Like “determines whether a specific character string matches...
2014-01-27
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Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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