A SSIS Design Pattern for Change Data Capture
The design pattern described in this article can be used to develop very efficient CDC operations in large scale implementations.
We Need to Learn Encryption
With all the recent worms and attacks out there, it's only a matter of time before someone focuses more on databases. With that in mind, Steve Jones thinks it's important we learn and use encryption and better security now.
Developing a SSRS report using a SSAS Data Source
After designing several SSRS reports based on regular relational databases, your boss would now like several new reports to be designed and rolled out to production based on your organization's SSAS OLAP cube. How do you get started with designing a report based on a cube?
SQL Saturday #141 - South Florida
A free day of training in Davie, FL this weekend. Come by if you can
The Danger of Custom Software
Is it worth writing your own software? Steve Jones says you ought to really think about it and perhaps spend time looking to buy something before you build a new application.
A first look at SQL Server 2012 Availability Group Wait Statistics
If you are trouble-shooting an AlwaysOn Availability Group topology, a study of the wait statistics will give a pointer to many of the causes of problems. Although several wait types are documented, there is nothing like practical experiment to familiarize yourself with new wait stats, and Joe Sack demonstrates a way of testing the sort of waits generated by an availability group under various circumstances.
SQL Server Central Webinar Series #19: Proactive Data Growth Management
Our 19th webinar will feature Brad McGehee talking about storage challenges, costs, and potential solutions for better managing your data. Tuesday, June 12, at 4:00pm GMT.
13 Disasters
This editorial that was originally published on Aug 15, 2007. It is being rerun as Steve is traveling. This editorial looks at the issues that happen in production and how you should perhaps plan for disasters.
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 will aid the ability of DBAs to recover their databases to a point in time in a crisis. Read about this new feature and how it can speed the process of recovery.
Tuning People?
Database people are used to changing the hardware of the server on which a problem database resides, or making changes to indexes and database settings, but humans and their organisations are far more difficult to tune and optimise than databases.
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
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Are you getting value from your reporting?
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The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
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It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Backup to Immutable Storage
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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