Database automation and appliances
10 years ago IT professionals considered database technology “mature” and analysts were preparing to slide it into a commodity status… But on the Exabyte era, we depend on databases...
2010-09-13
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Blog Posts
Getting Drive Info, Part 4, the SSIS Script Component
In this installment of the Getting Drive Info series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), SSIS will be used to...
2010-09-13
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Getting Drive Info, Part 4, the SSIS Script Component
In this installment of the Getting Drive Info series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), SSIS will be used to collect and save the drive information. SSIS provides multiple...
2010-09-13
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Project Phoenix expands to Australia and New Zealand
A couple of months ago, many Microsoft MVPs received Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate MSDN subscriptions (retail value: ~$12,000) to distribute...
2010-09-13
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Quote of the Day
I do not usually post a quote of the day but since this is my own quote I decided to...
2010-09-13
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Space Coast User Group Recap
I had the pleasure of making my second annual September visit to the Space Coast SQL Server User Group in...
2010-09-13
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SQL Bloggers – Build Your Brand And Sponsor SQLSaturday #49
As you may know we like to try new stuff here in Orlando, and this is another new thing. I’ve...
2010-09-13
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SQL Saturday #52 - Colorado
I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #52 - Colorado in a little less than two weeks. I am giving my...
2010-09-13
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T-12d till SQL Saturday #52 (CO)
SQL Saturday: All the COOL kids are doing it!
It’s only twelve days until SQL Saturday #52 in Colorado! I’ll be...
2010-09-13
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Technical People Should Blog
I ran across a great blog titled: Post 300 or why all developers should be blogging. The reasons given in...
2010-09-13
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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