Preventing projects from deploying when debugging a SSIS package
This is a quick tip to help quickly solve a problem I run into sometimes, and now that I am...
2011-09-02
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Blog Posts
Re-blog – August 26-September 1
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-09-02
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SQL Server test data generation testing tools
Question: How do I generate test data for SQL Server ? I don’t want to buy a benchmarking tool, but I...
2011-09-02
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Testing Decisions
One of the things I like to do is take some time on decisions that matter to me. That’s a...
2011-09-02
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Variables and Expressions with Connections in SSIS
Variables and expressions help make any SSIS package dynamic and flexible. It is always a best practice to use variables...
2011-09-02
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Geekbench 2.2 Released
Primate Labs has released Geekbench 2.2.0, which is a free upgrade for Geekbench 2.1.x users. The release notes are here.
Here...
2011-09-01
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It is not a blame game.
Here is a hypothetical situation. A dba works for ACME Corp. Due to what ever reason a change has to...
2011-09-01
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Job Exit Planning Strategy
I feel somehow sad today (Aug 31, 2011) to see one of my colleagues “laid-off”. I put quotation mark around...
2011-09-01
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September Question: Tell us about your DBA interview experiences: good and bad.
I have only interviewed for a handful DBA jobs over the years, but they have ranged all the way from...
2011-09-01
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SQL Server Backups – When is it current?
I saw a post recently where someone was asking about the restore sequence for a series of backups. The scenario...
2011-09-01
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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