31 Days of SSIS – Merge Join Is My Friend (8/31)

31 Days of SSIS
Welcome to day eight post for the 31 Days of SSIS.  If you are just joining the...

31 Days of SSIS – Override Variables (9/31)

Day number 9 of the 31 Days of SSIS.  If you missed the first week then start by reading the...

Changes to the PASS Board

The official announcement was posted yesterday that Jeremiah Peschka and Brian Moran have decided to resign from the Board and...

SSMSDeploy - Demo Video Available!

Updates

1) I have discovered that there was already a tool called SQL Deploy, so I have renamed my addin to...

The OUTPUT clause

One of the features that I have been using quite a lot lately is the OUTPUT clause.
This clause can be...

Bad DBA or Bad Developer?

I was browsing a public web site from a large company today, when I saw the error page shown below. ...

Consolidating My Brand

I decided that I really like the WordPress platform, and more importantly, that I need to consolidate all the work...

Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008 Knowledge Exam

I woke up bright and early this morning to take the beta version of the Microsoft Certified Master in SQL...

31 Days of SSIS – What The Sorts?! (7/31)

31 Days of SSIS
Welcome to day seventh day of the 31 Days of SSIS.  If you are just joining the...

An Artist I’m Not!

One of the gifts my Mom gave my children was a ‘Painting Rocks’ kit. Great marketing, six medium sized rocks,...