Show off your company
I was looking for editorial content and ran across The Planet Blog, from The Planet, a hosting company. I was...
2008-08-18
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday #9 in Greenville, SC on Oct 11, 2008
Paul Waters and team from the SQL Server Innovators Guild have decided to host a SQLSaturday at ECPI Greenville, SC...
2008-08-18
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Database administration culture
"Culture", according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture, has one definition as
"the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an...
2008-08-16
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August Charlotte SQL Server User Group Meeting Announcement
The Charlotte SQL Server User Group meeting will be held online on August 20th at 12 Noon (EDT). They'll have...
2008-08-15
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TechEd Online
I'm glad I'm not this slow, or maybe it's timed for the SQL Server release, but my TechEd Online panel,...
2008-08-15
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[OFF-TOPIC] "Geek" Comics I Follow
Like a lot of folks my age (in their 30s), I grew up on comics, both comic strips in the...
2008-08-14
782 reads
How Long Is Your Receipt?
Part of running a businness is deciding when and where to spend your hard earned cash. It's interesting to look...
2008-08-14
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2008-08-13
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How do I .... grant access permissions for SSIS to users?
SSIS access permissions are managed via Component Services. It is the DCOM object named MSDTSServer. Here are the steps to...
2008-08-13
45,986 reads
Microsoft Events in August for Columbia, SC
The following events are for August 21, 2008, in downtown Columbia, SC.
Morning - Momentum: IT ExecsMorning - TechNet: Vista, PowerShell, Group PolicyAfternoon...
2008-08-13
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Blogs
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
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Changes, Happiness, and a Few Tears
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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