Managing Risk
Managing risk is a park of business, but it also requires that we have the information to properly assess the issues. Do we prevent that in IT?
SSIS Basics: Setting Up Your Initial Package
Up until now, it has been a curiously frustrating search to find out the basics of SSIS, fast, in order to get up and running quickly. No longer, as Annette Allen comes up with a simple introduction for the rest of us.
New Security Holes
Siri is seen as a data security hole at IBM. This is something that Steve Jones thinks we might need to be more concerned about in the future, especially as more and more processing takes places outside of our walls.
The Sequence Object in SQL Server 2012
The Sequence Object is one of the many exciting new features introduced in SQL Server 2012. Learn what this new feature can do for you and how you can use it.
The Upgrade Avalanche
This year we will see a large number of upgrades from Microsoft to much of its technology stack. Can IT Pros handle the load?
SQL in the City London - 13th July
SQL in the City the one day free SQL Server training event is back in London this July. Join fellow SQL Server professionals for 5 hours of technical presentations on key issues for SQL Server developers and DBAs delivered by top MVPs. The event also offers you the chance to network with users passionate about SQL Server and the chance to see the latest Red Gate tools and meet the developers who built them. Find out more and register today.
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - Project Deployment
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services parameters introduce a new way of dealing with package development, deployment, and execution. In order to truly appreciate their relevance, it is necessary to take a look at the new Project Deployment Model.
10 tips on converting MS SQL queries to MySQL
The syntax of SQL queries in MS SQL and MySQL are similar but not identical. This article discovers 10 most popular differences between MS SQL and MySQL syntax.
Career Engagement
This Friday Steve Jones asks if you like your job. Are you engaged? Do you want to stay? Give us your answer today.
Create CNN-style Map in Reporting Services
This article demonstrates how to use US Census' TIGER/Line shapefile to display CNN-style map in Reporting Services.
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Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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