SQLSaturday Sites Will be Offline For Part of April 27, 2010
We’re scheduled to begin moving web sites and data to PASS servers at 12:00 pm Eastern on April 27, 2010....
2010-04-26
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday Success! NYC #39, has left the building.....
Well, it’s Monday morning and back to the DBA salt mines!
Now that SQLSaturday #39 is all but a joyful...
2010-04-26
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SSIS : Conditional Split optimization
I have built an enormous number of packages for this project over the past few weeks (just over 60) and...
2010-04-26
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SSIS : Using the VariableDispenser object within Script Components
I have become accustom to modifying package variables within my Script Task using the VariablesDispenser object. It is convenient and powerful. I started working...
2010-04-26
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SSIS : Using the VariableDispenser object within Script Components
I have become accustom to modifying package variables within my Script Task using the VariablesDispenser object. It is convenient and powerful. I started working...
2010-04-26
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Upgrading your Beta/CTP Software
This is one of the reasons that I don’t like to put CTP software (or Beta software) onto machines that...
2010-04-26
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A DMV a Day – Day 25
The DMV for Day 25 is sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters, which is described by BOL as:
Returns a snapshot of the health of a...
2010-04-25
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Need Data from a Mac: TransMac for Reading HFS Volumes a Lifesaver
Recently I was handed over a HFS volume to read from my colleague who uses his Macbook exclusively. We had...
2010-04-25
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Speaking at Auckland, New Zealand SQL Users Group
On Tuesday Morning at 2:00 am EST time I will be speaking at the Auckland SQLUsers Group. This will be...
2010-04-25
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A DMV a Day – Day 24
The DMV for Day 24 is sys.dm_exec_requests, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about each request that is executing...
2010-04-24
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
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...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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