SSIS – Avoid OLE DB Command
I decided to do a little performance testing on some common SSIS “Tricks” that increase speed and effectiveness of SSIS...
2008-12-29
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Blog Posts
April Fools Challenge
I know it's not April 1st yet, but I wanted to throw out a couple comments and a challenge well...
2008-12-28
1,513 reads
A Little Work
Tia came down and asked if we should do something with the kids, bowling, movies, etc. I told her I...
2008-12-26
1,432 reads
One Year In
I got my Toshiba Qosmio a little over a year ago and it has been a great machine for me...
2008-12-26
1,448 reads
When Data Mining Goes Too Far
Data mining is commonly used to find otherwise undetectable patterns in related sets of data. However, sometimes these patterns provide...
2008-12-26
1,522 reads
Grasshopper
During a recent class I happened to mention something about grasshopper, and a student wasn't familiar with the reference to...
2008-12-25
1,770 reads
Merry Christmas
I'm sure some of the geeks out there are logging onto the web, checking feeds, and whiling away some of...
2008-12-25
1,393 reads
Building an Infrastructure
As we try and evolve our automotive industry, and perhaps our energy policy, to move into the future in the...
2008-12-24
1,487 reads
Merry Xmas
I'm enjoying today with family and hope you are as well. Nothing complicated today, just some appropriate music!
Bruce Springsteen - Santa...
2008-12-24
1,467 reads
Blackberry Bold
It was only a year ago that I moved from the Blackjack to the Blackberry Curve and overall I was...
2008-12-23
1,413 reads
Blogs
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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