Finding active DTS packages
DTS is dead, long live SSIS. Way back when SQL 2005 was announced then released DTS was pronounced DOA. SSIS...
2013-12-09 (first published: 2013-11-27)
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SQLStudies
Finding the metadata for a query
You know I occasionally find it interesting how I learn new things. I was running through a practice test for...
2013-11-25
2,247 reads
A pattern to do beginning of period calculations.
Beginning of period calculations are common things. Rolling month reports, queries to pull everything from last month etc require beginning...
2013-11-20
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Connection options in SSMS
When connecting to a SQL Server instance in SSMS there are a fair number of options. Most DBAs I know...
2013-11-18
1,540 reads
Who’s on call
Every morning we have a daily meeting and my manager asks who’s on call. And every morning some form of...
2013-11-13
589 reads
A better way to find missing indexes
I recently attended SQL Saturday #255 and specifically the performance tuning pre-con put on by Grant Fritchey. It was a...
2013-11-11
927 reads
Physical Join Operators by Ami Levin
For those who don’t know the three physical join operators are Hash Match, Loop Join and Nested Loops. Understanding these...
2013-11-06
668 reads
sp_SrvPermissions & sp_DBPermissions V3.0
These are a couple of stored procedures I wrote to help me with security research. Each sp returns three data...
2013-11-11 (first published: 2013-11-04)
1,850 reads
Adding a column to a table with a default (NULL vs NOT NULL)
There are lots of ways to learn new things, or be reminded of old things. One of my favorites is...
2013-11-05 (first published: 2013-10-30)
5,149 reads
Change in SQL 2012 SSMS grid output behavior
It’s one of those things that always aggravated me but not really enough to complain about. When you run a...
2013-10-28
691 reads
Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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