SSIS For Each Loop over files with Date in Name
A common request I have received over the years is to move or copy files from one directory to another...
2011-08-29
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Blog Posts
The Basic Security Model in SQL Server – Skill #3
This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...
2011-08-29
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Time Flies When You're Having Fun
I've done it; I've violated one of the rules I give to people who are interested in blogging: I went...
2011-08-29
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When to use T-SQL or SSIS for ETL
When doing ETL, you have the choice of using T-SQL or SSIS. What things should you consider when deciding which...
2011-08-29
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Answer to the Quiz
Hi Everybody,
Congratulation to Yair Gutman who won a free ticket to the Advanced Programming in SQL Server 2008 R2 Course...
2011-08-28
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How to write data from user-defined function
Writing data from within user-defined function is not permitted. You cannot use any INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE/MERGE statement because they’re “side-effecting” for SQL...
2011-08-28
1,240 reads
JAX Code Camp 2011 Review and Slide Deck
Yesterday, my wife (twitter: @sherrilmcdonald) and I spoke at JAX Code Camp 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was well...
2011-08-28
917 reads
New Dell Precision M4600 Mobile Workstation
After a very long wait, I finally received my new company laptop this past week, which is a very fast...
2011-08-28
1,877 reads
SQL Saturday #91
This weekend I attended my 5th SQL Saturday, SQL Saturday #91 in Omaha. Every SQL Saturday I have attended has...
2011-08-28
1,205 reads
Answer to the Quiz
Hi Everybody,
Congratulation to Yair Gutman who won a free ticket to the Advanced Programming in SQL Server 2008 R2 Course...
2011-08-27
441 reads
Blogs
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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Question of the Day
Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers