Runtime Interaction with SSIS Packages - Confirming Actions
In developing my data warehouse ETL processes, there are some packages and SQL Agent jobs that are both necessary to the process of deploying a new version of the...
2011-05-10
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #18 – CTEs
To CTE or not to CTE, that is the Question
So my post really has nothing to do with the title....
2011-05-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #18 – CTEs
To CTE or not to CTE, that is the Question So my post really has nothing to do with the title. This is not a post to help you...
2011-05-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #18 – My CTE
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again, and it’s number 18. Hard to believe it’s been a year and a half...
2011-05-10
951 reads
Use ACE Drivers and PowerShell to Talk to Text Files
As a follow up to my SQLRally 2011 Scripting Guy Guest Blog Post which dealt with Excel and Access files,...
2011-05-10
2,355 reads
A quicker way than using count(*)
A quick little tip I found a couple of years ago. Ever use the count(*) syntax and it takes forever...
2011-05-09
583 reads
Minnesota SQL Server Study Group
Study Time!
A few weeks back, I sent a message on the PASSMN LinkedIn group page about expanding the MCM study...
2011-05-09
701 reads
PASSMN May Meeting
If you are going to be visiting Minnesota on May 17th or are there on more permanent basis, you can...
2011-05-09
643 reads
Pragmatic Tools Week: BIxPress
Much like Tim “The Toolman” Taylor had his themed weeks, we’re going to do something similar. This week we salute:...
2011-05-09
675 reads
Speaking at Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group on June 15
I will be speaking at the Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group, live and in person, on Wednesday, June 15,...
2011-05-09
520 reads
Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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SQL Server Vector Support II
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