Stressed? Need training? Take a #SQLCruise!

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in a training room, in the middle of a week long...

DBCC Cleaning CACHE – Memory

DBCC Cleaning CACHE – Memory I wanted to write this blog for quite some time, here you go, as you know...

Installing SQLServer for SCCM 2012 – Some points to note on patch levels

The prerequisite SQLServer 2008 R2 patch level for System Center Config Manager 2012(SCCM) is SP1 with Cumulative Update 6 (CU)

 
 
 
 
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PowerShell Split-Path Bug And A Workaround

Split-Path is a cmdlet built into Windows PowerShell that returns a specific part of a path, e.g.  a parent directory...

The MERGE statement in SQL Server

The SQL MERGE statement was introduced in SQL Server 2008 and allows you to modify data in a target table based...

“It’s Alive” - SSIS Design Patterns

I’m happy to announce that the book I’ve been working on for the past two years is complete and has...

“It’s Alive” – SSIS Design Patterns

I’m happy to announce that the book I’ve been working on for the past two years is complete and has...

Error: ACCESS DENIED on installation

Error: ACCESS DENIED on installation Generally you would get error on: >> During installation >> when try to start the sql services....

SSMS Report Error – Index(zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of argument list !

SSMS reports are one of the best ways to pull some great deal of Server level or Database level information...

Our weekly webshow starts Friday! #DBAsAtMidnight

Let’s pretend we’ve never met. Depending on who you are, maybe we haven’t. It’s beside the point, really.
So hi, I’m...