SSIS Merge with Duplicate Rows
The Merge component in SSIS will take two sorted sources and union them while maintaining the original sort order. The...
2011-09-28
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Consultants: 1099 or W-2?
As a consultant or contractor, you can sometimes be faced with the decision when taking a new contract of whether...
2011-09-28
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SQL Saturday 98, Iowa City
Calling all SQL peeps in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha,…! It’s time for another SQL Saturday at the beautiful University of Iowa campus. The speaker lineup looks great....
2011-09-28
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SQL Saturday 98, Iowa City
Calling all SQL peeps in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha,…!
It’s time for another SQL Saturday at the beautiful University...
2011-09-28
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SQL University SSIS : Named Pipes -- Consumer
Welcome to the third and last day of the Named Pipes seminar. Today we will get into the consumer portion...
2011-09-28
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Format Disk for SQL Server
Managing large SQL Server inventories requires standardisation. Do your research , create the scripts , and apply.
Occasionally, custom changes are required . This...
2011-09-28
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Posting This Week
I just wanted to do a quick post to let everyone know that I am in fact going to be...
2011-09-28
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Online index rebuilds
G’day,
I’m probably not the only one that has noticed that as the volume of data gets bigger in out databases,...
2011-09-28
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How Should We Pay People?
It’s an interesting article on how to pay people from Dan Ariely at Business Week. It’s a look at some...
2011-09-27
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Start daily programs – More n00bz fun with #Powershell!
When I get in to work in the morning, I like a good cup of coffee waiting for me, a...
2011-09-27
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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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SQL Server Vector Support II
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