Better Know A SSIS Transform – The Sort Transform
This is part 2 of my 29 part series called Better Know A SSIS Transform. Hopefully you will find the...
2009-06-24
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Blog Posts
Dell Mini – The Follow Up
Back in January I posted about purchasing a Dell Mini 9, wanting to see what how it worked and a...
2009-06-24
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SQL Server 2008 Encryption - Extensible Key Management
One of the new features with SQL Server 2008 is the addition of extensible key management, allowing hardware devices to...
2009-06-24
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What’s the Typical Resignation Notice Period for DBAs?
I was recently talking to a friend from the U.K about how much notice a DBA should give to their...
2009-06-24
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Why Do I Blog?
It's late, it's been a busy day, so why bother to spend 10 or 15 minutes at night jotting things...
2009-06-24
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Windows 7 Issues
I went to add a few things to the new Windows 7 desktop today, and of course I have installer...
2009-06-24
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Clear Ceases Operations
Saw this in email this morning, Clear has ceased operations after failing to negotiate with its senior creditor. I’ve written...
2009-06-23
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How to Identify Important Characteristics for a DBA Job Candidate
In the last year or so, there have been a lot of articles, blog entries,and forum posts on the kinds...
2009-06-23
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Paying for Content - SQL Server Knowledge
Someone asked me recently if I subscribed to any services to keep up with SQL Server content. Meaning did I...
2009-06-23
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Spring Cleaning
As happens occasionally I had a stack of books on my desk that needed to be put away, and as...
2009-06-23
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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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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