Holiday gift for your favorite SQL Server Professional
If you have been putting off ordering your copy of "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives", now is your chance to...
2009-12-23
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The Problem with Striped Backups
I noticed a post recently from Bru Medishetty on Striped Backups. I commented, but thought I should explain a little...
2009-12-23
3,711 reads
Keyboard Shortcuts
I’m perusing things I’ve in the ‘blog about someday’ category of my list and found this one – a very nice...
2009-12-22
598 reads
Deploying Reports on Windows Seven
Recently I tried to deploy a report to a Report Server on my laptop, which is running Windows 7 Ultimate....
2009-12-22
519 reads
Apology
I’ve been somewhat light in my blogging of late. Unfortunately, I just haven’t hit any interesting or difficult problems lately...
2009-12-22
533 reads
SSIS - Single Package Deployment from BIDs
I have read several articles about deploying SSIS packages.Most focus on using the deployment wizard or simply copying the files...
2009-12-22
2,057 reads
Getting Your Blog Started
I realized that I haven’t written enough recently on this blog myself, being occupied with other projects for work. Recently...
2009-12-22
745 reads
Sql Server- Difference between Stored Procedure and Function
In Sql Server, both functions and stored procedures can be defined as the logically grouping of Sql statements formed to...
2009-12-22
2,184 reads
The Exceptional DBA’s Code of Conduct
This is a reprint of chapter 11 of my book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA, 2nd Edition, which is...
2009-12-21
735 reads
Give Your Employees Business Cards
I was reminded of this again recently during a class when the students exchanged cards and one student didn’t have...
2009-12-21
628 reads
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Checking the Error Log II
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