When the next object-persistence boat comes in.
I was reading a MCP training manual for SQL Server the other day. It was good. The whole of TSQL...
2009-06-22
1,743 reads
Blog Posts
Adventures in Powershell SSIS Administration Programming
In January 2009, I released version 1.4 of SQL Server Powershell Extensions which included a Library of functions for working with...
2009-06-19
1,529 reads
Best Thing I Learned at PASS Summit
If you haven't heard, PASS is running a contest where you could win conference registration to this year's PASS Community...
2009-06-19
1,267 reads
Moron's Guide to SSIS : Episode 2 - Introduction to the Dataflow
Today Pragmatic Works release it’s second comedic training video featuring Dustin Ryan as “Dustin” and Brian Knight as “Gary” Dustin’s...
2009-06-19
690 reads
The Lowest Bar
In my Modern Resume presentation, I tried to structure it to go from easy to hard things to do in...
2009-06-19
726 reads
Enabling Checkpoints in your SSIS Packages
Checkpoints are a great tool in SSIS that many developers go years without even experimenting with. I hope to enlighten...
2009-06-18
13,024 reads
Learning a New Development Platform
This past week at work we have been having some in-depth training. The interesting thing is it hasn't been SQL...
2009-06-18
1,334 reads
PASS Connector Editorial for June 17, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-06-18
652 reads
The Cost of E-books
What’s the cost of e-books? It’s an interesting question that I have always wondered. I found this account of the...
2009-06-18
724 reads
The secret skill revealed in the dusty booklet
Going through one’s father’s belongings after his death is
always a poignant, bitter-sweet experience. I was going through his most
precious books...
2009-06-18
1,985 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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