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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Blog Posts
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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Scripts to Detect Data Warehouse Issues
Standards and best practices are like flu shots you take before you’re infected; Database best practices protect your databases from...
2013-01-15
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Scripts to Detect Data Warehouse Issues
Standards and best practices are like flu shots you take before you're infected; Database best practices protect your databases from...
2013-01-15
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SQL Server – Enabling backup CHECKSUM with Trace Flag 3023
You can use WITH CHECKSUM option to perform checksum when backup is created. When used this verifies each page for...
2013-01-15
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SQL Server Analysis Services KPIs
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are measurements used to gauge business performance against quantifiable goals. SQL Server Analysis Services provides functionality...
2013-01-15 (first published: 2013-01-14)
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SSAS: One giant cube or many small ones?
When using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) to build a cube, you may start out with one fact table, but...
2013-01-15
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The server principal “xxxx” is not able to access the database “msdb” under the current security context.
Problem :
Yesterday Night, One of my team member called & report that some users are getting below error no. 1 while...
2013-01-15
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
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A Fun Computer Quote
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