SSIS 2008 Script Component variable gotcha..
In a previous post I showed you how to access variables from within an SSIS script component. More specifically I...
2010-02-16
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Blog Posts
The T-SQL Hammer
The over-reliance on a familiar tool is best described with the quote, “if all you have is hammer, everything looks...
2010-02-16
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Three Turns On The Road
Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the...
2010-02-16
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Finding Blog Topics
I used to think that I would run out of things to write about, but a decade after starting to...
2010-02-15
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First Public Hearing Against Quebec's Pension Fund Manager - The Beginning of Proof that Multiple Laws Were Violated (Before Sabia took over at least)
As mentioned in a previous post, between the months of January and September 2008 I was hired to be a Database...
2010-02-15
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nHibernate Database, First Look
I’m getting my first look at a full-fledged nHibernate database developed by consultants for our company. I thought I’d share...
2010-02-15
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Set your Warehouse Database to Read Only
In most environments new data is added to the data warehouse daily, weekly or even monthly.Even further, these changes typically...
2010-02-15
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Technet and MSDN coming to Baton Rouge
On March 4th Microsoft will be hosting two half-day events in Baton Rouge, LA.These free live learning sessions will explore...
2010-02-15
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The PASS Acquisition of SQL Saturday
A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that the SQL Saturday franchise was voluntarily transferred to PASS . This change...
2010-02-15
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Why I Don't Like Microsoft Access
After seeing Brent Ozar's Top 10 Reasons Why Access Doesn't Rock, and seeing all the comments it generated, I figured...
2010-02-15
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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