31 Days of SSIS – Controlling Your Flow In The Control Flow (21/31)
Remember, what I said last Friday? I’m going do it, again. Which means, I’m taking the day off. There will...
2011-01-21
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Blog Posts
A Friend of Red Gate No More
Don’t get me wrong. It’s been great. The beta tests. The advanced notices. The opportunity for feedback. It’s been a...
2011-01-21
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Blog Sins
Thoughts come together, and the hybridization of your thoughts give rise to new ideas. Here are the thoughts:
I have this...
2011-01-21
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Deprecation, Trace and Execution Plans
As I’m sure you know, Microsoft occasionally changes it’s mind. Or, it makes bad decisions and then rectifies them. Or,...
2011-01-21
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Disk Partition Alignment–MCM Prep
Does disk partition alignment matter to SQL Server? Without a doubt. When new disk partitions are created, there could be...
2011-01-21
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Free SQL Server Training for the week of January 24, 2011
We're finally getting a handle on things with the new baby. 🙂 As a result, I've started this weekly accumulation of...
2011-01-21
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 6
Yesterday we went over some loop constructs to get information out of SQL Server. While getting the information out is great, as Data Professionals our very next concern is...
2011-01-21
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 6
Yesterday we went over some loop constructs to get information out of SQL Server. While getting the information out is...
2011-01-21
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Read from the Right End of the Index: BACKWARD Scans
Optimizing queries is the most fun when you don’t need to add indexes. There’s nothing quite so nice as finding...
2011-01-21
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #66 in Colorado Springs on February 12
I recently found out that I will be one of the speakers at SQLSaturday #66 on February 12 in Colorado...
2011-01-21
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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...
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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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