File Maintenance – Cleaning Up Old Files

Using SSIS to Maintain the File System
We have all run into a need or a desire to clean up old...

File Maintenance – Cleaning Up Old Files

We have all run into a need or a desire to clean up old stale files from the file system, whether it be to remove old backup files or...

Encrypting a Database Never Finishes

There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a...

Encrypting a Database Never Finishes

There is plenty of legislation and regulation in place these days that strongly suggest the encryption of data within a database.  In SQL Server, we have the ability to...

T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years

Loads of TSQL Tuesdays

Years ago the TSQL Tuesday party was started by Adam Machanic (b|t). The premise of the monthly event...

T-SQL Tuesday Participation Over the Years

I have personally participated in quite a large number of these TSQL Tuesday events - despite not being every single one. This is a roundup of my personal participation...

T-SQL Tuesday 109: Influence Somebody Recap

How have you impacted somebody in the community?
This month I am in charge of the topic for TSQLTuesday. The invite...

T-SQL Tuesday 109: Influence Somebody Recap

Small tokens of gratitude and small actions help to build this wonderful SQL Community that gives and gives and gives. Humility leads us to seek out ways to give...

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...

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....