Thoughts on SSSOLV December Meeting
This is very late – I know. The meeting was held on December 8, 2011 and I haven’t yet shared my...
2011-12-30
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Estimated Completion Time for Backups and Restores
I’m in the middle of a database migration and thought I’d quickly share a script I threw together to show...
2012-01-03 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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SSIS Community Tasks and Components
Do you know there are hundreds of additional tasks, tools, and components for SSIS, many which are free? Why re-invent...
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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Re-blog – December 23 – December 29
Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer readers may...
2011-12-30
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Increase SQL Server Error Log Files
Recently I learned that you can and probably should increase the number of SQL Server Error logs that your instance...
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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January 2012 Las Vegas SQL UG
This month I am attempting to get a jump on things a bit. I am hoping to get the info out in a more timely fashion throughout this new...
2011-12-30
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January 2012 Las Vegas SQL UG
This month I am attempting to get a jump on things a bit. I am hoping to get the info...
2011-12-30
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January Midlands PASS meeting - Hosting Ed Wilson, the "Scripting Guy"
On January 10, 2012, Midlands PASS is pleased to welcome back PowerShell expert and teacher, Ed Wilson (blog | twitter), and...
2011-12-30
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RedGate SQL Index Manager BETA
I recently attended the first micro training event with Red Gate where Grant Fritchey demonstrated a BETA tool called SQL...
2011-12-29
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How Many Calls? Part 2
I wrote recently about a report that a friend of mine needed from his Access database. In the first post,...
2011-12-29
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Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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