Why I’m Breaking Up with Facebook
I have been in a serious relationship for more than 12 years. My partner in this relationship has brought me joy through the years, but lately, I feel like...
2019-01-01
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Tim Mitchell
A Better Way to Clean Up the SSIS Catalog Database
Earlier this week, I blogged about the automatic cleanup process that purges old data from the SSIS catalog logging tables....
2018-12-30
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A Better Way to Clean Up the SSIS Catalog Database
Earlier this week, I blogged about the automatic cleanup process that purges old data from the SSIS catalog logging tables. This nightly process removes data for operations that are...
2018-12-30
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Personal Touch: An Argument Against Automation
At the far end of an out-of-the-way aging strip shopping center in southern Louisiana, there stands a small and modest...
2018-12-20
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Personal Touch: An Argument Against Automation
At the far end of an out-of-the-way aging strip shopping center in southern Louisiana, there stands a small and modest sushi restaurant. The exterior could be described as tasteful...
2018-12-20
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SSIS Catalog Automatic Log Cleanup
Built into the SSIS catalog is a mechanism that can automatically purge log data after a set period of time....
2019-01-01 (first published: 2018-12-19)
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SSIS Catalog Automatic Log Cleanup
Built into the SSIS catalog is a mechanism that can automatically purge log data after a set period of time. In this post, I’ll show you how to set...
2018-12-19
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SSIS Catalog Execution Parameter Values
When doing any new development or major overhaul of existing SSIS architecture, I almost always recommend to clients that they...
2018-12-18
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SSIS Catalog Execution Parameter Values
When doing any new development or major overhaul of existing SSIS architecture, I almost always recommend to clients that they deploy those packages to the SSIS catalog. Using the...
2018-12-18
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Processing Multiple Files in SSIS with the Foreach Loop
Yesterday I wrote about the little-known but still useful multiple flat file connection manager. In this post, I will briefly...
2018-12-17
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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...
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Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
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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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