Working with SSIS is a lot like hiking through the jungle; simply striking...

Comparing computer languages is a lot like comparing any other type of language. If you're ever at a bar with a group of spanish speaking friends, and want to spark...

The referenced blog post was clearly written by someone who primarily works with PostgresSQL but occasionally has to context switch to SQL Server. The arugments that PostgresSQL has better documentation,...

I've been using VirtualBox. You can simulate a networked environment by having multiple virtual machines running with virtual networking between them, one can be setup as the domain controller, and...

Dropping the ball on an IT deliverable is somewhat stressful. It can ruin your day or your week, but it's not exactly the type of thing that sticks with you...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/2/2015)

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Eric M Russell (7/2/2015)

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I'm not sure if this already exists, but Microsoft should have a dedicated blog spot on MSDN maintained by the SSMS team...

If the default trace is enabled (which is should be), then that can be used to query DDL events, including more information about the session and user than what the...

Maybe BI developers who use SSIS and SSRS daily have a different perspective, but as someone in Dev/Ops who spends most of my time coding T-SQL in tandem with DBA...

I think that any young person who has an opporunity to attend university should. However, simply getting an acceptance letter along with an approval for up to $200,000 in loans...

Whether a MERGE performs an INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE depends on the logic you have coded in the MATCHED clause.

Based on the code you posted earlier, it hinges on...

The career path for someone with a CS / CIS / MIS degree is more structured. Once you get that degree, in the eyes of most HR departments you're basically...

Many universities have separate curriculum for CS, CIS, and MIS, but they overlap at the 100 and 200 level. The vast majority of IT jobs are about applied technology, it's...

Rod at work (7/1/2015)

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Eric M Russell (6/30/2015)

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There is a certain type of candidate who all seem to share the same basic resume, which seems impressive on the surface (a tag...

GoofyGuy (6/30/2015)

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One question I often ask is, 'What are the title and author of...

There is a certain type of candidate who all seem to share the same basic resume, which seems impressive on the surface (a tag cloud with 30 different technical skills),...