SQL Server Auto grow
I had a great response to my blog post and poll last week about how DBAs use auto grow. In...
2013-01-16
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Blog Posts
SSIS Top 10 Best Practices Basics
Best Practice is a difficult one... It generally depends on many factors. In my opinion SSIS Best practice is a...
2013-01-16
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You Can Say “No”
I heard about this new law that was passed to prevent employers from asking for your social media passwords. After...
2013-01-16
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Day 13 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Standard Backup Scripts
31 Days of Disaster Recovery
Today’s post took longer to prepare than I had anticipated which is why day 13...
2013-01-15
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Exam 70-432 - SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance
For years, actually more like a decade, I've been saying that I'm going to get certified in SQL Server. Well...
2013-01-15
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Join me at SQLBits for a day of SSIS
I’m happy to announce that I’ve been selected to deliver a full day of training at the upcoming SQLBits conference...
2013-01-15
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New Year Aspirations – Chris Webb – SQLBits
SQLBits holds a special place for me as it was the first technical conference that I had ever been to....
2013-01-15
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Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices
Hello Dear Reader. Every now and then professionally you get to be a part of something really cool. Back in...
2013-01-15
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Ragged Flat File Processing in SSIS
Frequently I am asked how to properly use SQL Server Integration Services to handle ragged flat files, an example of...
2013-01-15
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Regression Testing before CUs and Service Packs
Someone asked me on Twitter recently if I ran full regression tests before applying Cumulative Updates (CUs). I decided it...
2013-01-15
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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