Don’t Use USE (in SSIS, at least)
I ran into a situation this week that brought to light a subtle syntactical error I’d made in creating an...
2009-08-19
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Tampabay SQL Server User Group Presentation
I presented a one-hour session for Tampabay SQL Server User Group on Powershell and SQL Server. I've previously delivered this session for the...
2009-08-19
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Looking for SQL Speakers Near Wheeling, WV
I had a great call with John Sterrett last week about the possibility of having a SQLSaturday in Wheeling and...
2009-08-19
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I/O You a followup - More about I/O, Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting....
Yesterday, I blogged about basic I/O usage with some useful scripts, DMVs, and links to more in-depth details on examining...
2009-08-19
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August SQL Server User Group – Near Real-time Data Warehouse
Well we had a really good meeting this week at our User Group. There were about 17 physical attendees and...
2009-08-19
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Buck Woody Joins SQLSaturday Advisory Council
Just announced at http://blog.sqlsaturday.com/2009/08/sqlsaturday-advisory-council-newest.html, Buck makes three – one more to go coming up soon!
2009-08-19
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Updated Blog List
I added a new blogger to my list. I was surfing around for a few good examples to use in...
2009-08-19
731 reads
Four Kinds of Free – Some Comments
I’ve had this link about four kinds of free (and this link too) on my list for awhile, today seems...
2009-08-18
658 reads
Half-Way Through My Year as a Microsoft MVP
I meant to write this earlier, like in July, but I suppose it's better late than never. I'm halfway through...
2009-08-18
1,313 reads
Meeting August 19th Austin, TX Brian Knight on SQL Server Analysis Services
If you are in Austin you should stop by!
If you want to know what is going on SQL Server wise...
2009-08-18
824 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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