New Blog Space
I've decided to move my blog here. You'll see some old content being uploaded in the next few days. Look around, I hope you find some tidbits of information.
Older...
2022-10-17
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SQLRunner
Using Managed Identities to authenticate Function Apps
I have a video detailing how to use Managed Identities to authenticate function apps in Azure.
2020-10-26
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Enhanced Threading Framework V3 for SSIS
I decided to revisit my framework to see if I could improve the performance and possibly increase the number of scenarios this framework could be used in. Turns out...
2016-03-24
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Validating in-line DataFlow records with a Stored Procedure
I have text file that contains data for a given fiscal period. In this particular file there are around 2...
2013-11-14 (first published: 2013-11-05)
2,100 reads
Validating in-line DataFlow records with a Stored Procedure
I have text file that contains data for a given fiscal period. In this
particular file there are around 2 million records. The file needs to be
split into...
2013-11-05
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Validating in-line DataFlow records with a Stored Procedure
I have text file that contains data for a given fiscal period. In this
particular file there are around 2 million records. The file needs to be
split into...
2013-11-05
8 reads
PASS Summit 2013 - Examples Package
I was asked by some attendees of my PASS 2013 Session, Unseen Minions : Improving parallel processing in SSIS, if I had any...
2013-10-22
446 reads
SSWUG Summer Camp
I'm speaking at SSWUG Summer Camp! Thankfully, I can be at home, in my pool AND be at summer camp...
2013-06-26
911 reads
Speaking at PASS Summit 2013!
I am honored to say that have been selected to present this year. I'll be giving a talk on my...
2013-05-22
375 reads
Converting Inches to Centimeters - Long Hand
Today I had to write a little function that takes the long had version of a fraction, say 8 3/4...
2013-02-26
1,285 reads
Blogs
The PASS Summit on Tour in Dallas
By Steve Jones
The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with a September stop in Dallas....
SQL Server Auto-settings: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Kevin3NF
Settings That Could Be Hurting Your Performance If you’ve ever created a new SQL...
Bad Request Error when Running PowerShell Command in Azure Devops
I needed to run a PowerShell cmdlet in an Azure Devops pipeline. The cmdlet...
Forums
How a Legacy Logic Choked SQL Server in a 30-Year-Old Factory
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Question of the Day
Has the PK been used --
You're analyzing a query execution plan in SQL Server to determine whether the query optimizer chose to use a primary key index. Which Dynamic Management View (DMV) would you use to verify the usage of the primary key in the plan?
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