I can only assume that the controls they are using in SSRS are old and don't have this capability and MS is reluctant to update this. Since XLS is...

I agree with you, Steve. I do have one observation and one question.

Where I currently work there are a LOT of Excel and MS Access applications out there. I'm working...

I currently live in a suburb north of Atlanta. I'm a 5 - 45 minute drive from hundreds of companies that specialize in IT or have  a substantial internal...

The databases and applications I work on and support are in the TB range. But I would bet there's other databases at work that are in the PB range.

Early in my career I learned that seeking mentoring relationships would be a great way to learn. I took that to heart, but never found anyone who was interested in...

I also wonder how this works with staff turnover. Right now, most of us have met others in our offices and worked with them. What happens over time as...

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Will we continue to work long term WFH? I really don't know. I suspect not, because WFH was never something any employer in my state, allowed before COVID-19....

WOW, Grant, if I could give this 1000 likes, I would. Keeping learning and trying to improve oneself is, in my opinion, the most important rule for your career, that...

This topic interests me intensely. I've been reading about software development trends for many years, with a view to improve myself and to suggest better ways for those I work...

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I love the idea of documenting one's process of how they solved something. It's not something we've done much of. Even during this time of the pandemic when many companies...

Steve, I had to read your Fostering Creativity article twice, before I understood what you were describing. Redgate's Down Tools Week is so foreign to my experience, that it doesn't...

Thank you, Steve, for bringing this topic up. The week before the shutdown happened, probably like everyone else where, I saw the writing on the wall. For headphones all I...

As mentioned on one of your previous posts, Steve, I've been WFH for more than a year, so not COVID related. For the most part it's fine. I find...

We're using TFS 2015.

Thank you for linking to that documentation! I'm going to check it out.

Good question. I have limited experience with Maintenance Plans, having used them in my previous job to setup backup jobs. I don't really know SSIS. I took a Pluralsight course...