Presenting Upserts to PASS AppDev VC
Hopefully this crowd knows a little about what they're getting into! John Jakubowski (blog|twitter) has graciously asked me to present on upsert strategies with SSIS. What are "upserts"? A...
2011-07-18
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Blog Posts
Search Argument Case Study: WHERE the year was 2002…
Content Rating: Beginner, Tips
It’s entirely possible that you’re fiddling with your search arguments too much, and missing out on the...
2011-07-18
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Second Chances: PASS Community Choice Sessions
Recently I found out that my PASS presentation submission ‘Policy-Based Management’ has a second chance to be accepted for the...
2011-07-18
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SQL Server “Denali”: Details on the next version of SSIS
CTP3 of SQL Server Code Name “Denali” was made available recently, and it offers a lot of new features for...
2011-07-18
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SQL Server Backup – Inadvertent Striping
When I started working with SQL Server I got bit in the rear one day while I was testing backups....
2011-07-18
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SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections This Fall in Las Vegas
As has now become a regular tradition, SQLServerCentral.com is providing an educational track at SQL Server Connections (part of DevConnections)...
2011-07-18
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Starting and Stopping a Remote Service with PowerShell
A recent project I was working on required me to move folders from a staging location to a processing location....
2011-07-18
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Custom folders SSMS Add-In slightly delayed
I am desperately trying to finalize this add-in and it is very very close. I was performing another testing on...
2011-07-17
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End Of Month Function in Denali CTP 3
While playing around with Denali, I came across a function that I believe should have been included in SQL for...
2011-07-17
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SQL Injection is still actual :)
Here are two samples showing that SQL Injection is still here and dangerous !!!
source:xkcd.com
This use case is especially insidious
2011-07-16
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Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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