Pro SSIS is Here!
My box of books arrived today! For me, a first-time author (actually co-author), this is very surreal. I remember it was...
2006-01-25
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Blog Posts
Slightly Connected
Sometimes those connection problems come in the most interesting ways.
I took a few minutes over lunch today to try...
2006-01-24
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Cast vs Convert
Sometimes you must "convert" a column or variable from one data type to another. For example, if you want to...
2006-01-23
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Photos
I had a couple people ask about the move after my editorial, but my wife doesn't like the address to...
2006-01-20
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PromptSQL Review
I had the opportunity recently to take a look at PromptSQL and offer a
review on it. That review hit SSC.com's...
2006-01-18
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SSC Moving
As if it weren't enough that I was moving my home, the SSC site is also moving. I'll drop some...
2006-01-18
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A Funny Thing Happened at Starbucks
I decided to commit to the book, so I'm waiting on some information and a contact from my co-author and...
2006-01-12
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Awesome Interview on Windows Vista Kernel Architecture
This actually premiered on Channel 9 right before Christmas. It is an
interview with Rob Short, a Microsoft VP in charge...
2006-01-07
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Guidance on .WMF patch from Mike Nash, Microsoft Corporate VP
There is a new posting from Mike Nash on the Microsoft Security Response Center blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/01/05/416980.aspx
Relevant quote:
So the thing that I...
2006-01-05
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Microsoft .WMF Security Patch Releasing Today (out-of-cycle)
Microsoft has announced they will release a security hotfix at 2 PM PST for the WMF design flaw. More details...
2006-01-05
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Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
Advice I Like: Praise
By Steve Jones
Don’t reserve your kindest praise for a person until their eulogy. Tell them while...
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Question of the Day
Change Tracking Data Retention Options
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=4 xxx);What are the possible choices for xxx? See possible answers