SQL Saturday #105 - Dublin
The first SQL Saturday in Ireland on Mar 24, 2012. Come get a free day of SQL Server training.
SQL Saturday #120 - Orange County
Come to a free day of SLQ Server training on Mar 24, 2012 in Huntington Beach, CA.
Implementing Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Policies & Multi Pathing
Impementing iSCSI multi-pathing and redundancy policies
Old, but stable
This Friday Steve Jones wants to know about the older versions you are running in your production environments. Are you still using SQL Server 2000?
Solid State Disks and SQL Server
An interesting result from a recent test of SSDs in SQL Server by Wes Brown. A surprising discovery is important for anyone thinking about using SSDs to know.
Working with Variables in SQL Server Integration Services
There are a number of ways that you can incorporated variables into your SSIS Scripts. Robert Sheldon demonstrates how.
Scaling Out
Steve Jones likes Service Broker as a scale out technology, but it hasn't caught on. He thinks more people should take a look at this technology and implement it in places where it fits well.
SQL Server Integration Services - Delay Validation
Using delay validation the designer can control the response of default behaviour of package validation which happens at design time and also at run time.
Come to see the SQL Server 2012 Launch at DevConnections
On Mar 26-29 in Las Vegas, the DevConnections conference is hosting a launch of SQL Server 2012. Come to the conference and learn more at the SQLServerCentral track.
How to use RunAs command for SSMS if option does not exist
In order to use your normal Windows login and your admin login to connect to SQL Server using SSMS you need to use the "Run as" feature. What do you do in the case of Windows 7 or Windows Vista where you can’t find the Run As Different User option?
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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