Book Review: The Yankee Years
The Yankee Years by Joe Torre ($12 @ Amazon) was a gift, and I enjoyed it more than expected. When it...
2010-05-28
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Blog Posts
Buy vs. Build
It’s the classic question faced by everyone in Information Services. I know how to do this and I could build...
2010-05-28
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Flipping a Table Sideways
Not too often, someone asks for a strange request like wanting to pivot on every single value inside a table....
2010-05-28
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Importing binary files with SSIS
I have gotten a number of emails over the past few days asking about how I
import binary files into SSIS as well as how to improve throughput by...
2010-05-28
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Importing binary files with SSIS
I have gotten a number of emails over the past few days asking about how I import binary files into...
2010-05-28
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Importing binary files with SSIS
I have gotten a number of emails over the past few days asking about how I import binary files into SSIS as well as how to improve throughput by...
2010-05-28
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New Unlocked CPUs From Intel
AnandTech has an interesting review up about some new models of Core i5 and Core i7 processors that are designed...
2010-05-28
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Permission Issue
I found a post of setting up database access in the following site and I responded there and I wanted...
2010-05-28
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The Truth about SQLPS and PowerShell V2
With the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 there have been claims that sqlps is really PowerShell V1 under the...
2010-05-28
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Two Blog Series You Don’t Want to Miss
Blogs are a great way to learn new things about SQL Server, and just in case you have missed them,...
2010-05-28
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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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