Basics of XML and SQL Server, Part 5: Generate/Transmit XML with SSIS
This SSIS package generates XML invoice documents from data stored in SQL Server, then FTPs and/or Emails them to clients.
My Little Friend
Today Steve Jones talks about his favorite feature in SSMS 2012 and why everyone should use it.
Red Gate Software’s SQL Monitor 3.0 gives users the power of custom metrics
Red Gate Software has released Version 3.0 of SQL Monitor, a performance monitoring and alerting tool.
SQL Saturday #111 - Atlanta
A free day of SQL Server training in Atlanta, GA on Apr 14, 2012. Sign up today if you will be in the area.
Using Friendly Names for SQL Servers via DNS
Wouldn't it be great if your HR folks only had to put in HR-SQL.mydomain.com for the database connection in their reports? They wouldn't have to remember it was on server Nile and they certainly wouldn't have to change their reports if you migrated their database from the Nile server to the server named Danube. In DNS there are two easy ways to do this.
Bye Bye to the RAISERROR Function?
This article describes the use and advantages of the throw statement.
Too Many Bricks, Too Much Data
Too much data can be as much of a problem as too little. Today Steve Jones talks about some problems that we have in working with lots of data and how we might address the issues. Those that do well, will succeed in the future.
How to Get Information About Your Backups
When you need to restore but aren't 100% sure about the contents of your backup files, what do you do? Head to the headers. Grant Fritchey explains how to find the useful bits in these huge stores of information and make sure you restore the right files.
SQL Saturday #124 - Columbia
Come to a free day of SQL Server training in Bogota, Columbia on Apr 14, 2012.
SQL Saturday #127 - Rio de Janeiro
A free day of training comes to Rio de Janeiro on Apr 14, 2012. Sign up today to learn more about SQL Server.
Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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