Using the SSIS Multiple Flat Files Connection Manager
When building an ETL pipeline to import data from a text file, it’s very common to have the incoming data spread across multiple files. For example, if you are...
2018-12-15
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Blog Posts
Using the SSIS Multiple Flat Files Connection Manager
When building an ETL pipeline to import data from a text file, it’s very common to have the incoming data...
2018-12-15
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ASF 017: Alex Whittles interview
Introduction Alex Whittles is the owner and principle consultant at Purple Frog, a SQL Server Business Intelligence consultancy in the...
2018-12-14
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Azure Backup Storage Options
As a database administrator, I am very conscious of how data is being backed up. Up until SQL Server 2012,...
2018-12-14
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Fun time Friday - A week is a long time in....
A week is a long time in...
SQL Server LandA week is a long time in SQL Server land. This week I have been busy working on a version migration...
2018-12-14
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Fun time Friday - A week is a long time in....
A week is a long time in...
SQL Server Land
A week is a long time in SQL Server land. This week...
2018-12-14
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SQL Server Guide To NULL Handling
Every language handles null equality differently and understanding this is crucial as a misunderstanding here can lead to some quite...
2018-12-14 (first published: 2018-11-29)
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Synonyms in SQL Server – Good and Bad
How you use a synonym can be a huge asset or it can be a significant dampener to performance. There are benefits and uses for these nifty little things....
2018-12-14
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Synonyms in SQL Server – Good and Bad
When SQL Server 2005 was released, a nifty little feature was included called synonyms. Despite being around since SQL Server...
2018-12-14
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The Year in Review Webinar–Dec 18
Join me for our Year in Review Webinar next week, Dec 18, at 4pm GMT. I’ll be joining Kendra and...
2018-12-14
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Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 6
By Zikato
A cryptic message, a book cipher hidden in art provenance records, and a trail...
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
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Five Intelligent Query Processing Features in SQL Server 2022 That Quietly Tune Your Workload
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Checking the Error Log I
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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