Achieve Spatial Data Support in SSIS
Spatial data support in SSIS is weak in comparison to SQL Server. This article demonstrates how to use the CLR to achieve the SQL Server levels of spatial data support in SSIS.
How to Increase Query Speed With a Little Communication
How my former boss solved a performance issue by changing the business rules, instead of query optimization.
Is it Time to Switch to ELT?
Extract-load-transform integration can offer performance and cost advantages over ETL. Here's how to pick the right approach.
Early July 2010 PASS VC Presentations
In July start with the following presentations from the AppDev and DBA Virtual Chapters of PASS:
Loops, Lookups and Splits: SSIS Beyond the Basics
Why Should I use Stored Procedures?
The Private Cloud
Cloud computing is becoming more and more prevalent in technology. However most people think of a public cloud on the Internet. Steve Jones says a private cloud might be a better idea for many companies.
A closer look at CXPACKET wait type in SQL Server
If you have a server that has more than one CPU core, you may experience high values of CXPACKET wait types. This is typically due to queries that run in parallel and the real issue is to understand how different versions of a query can impact CXPACKET waits. In this tip we examine how changing a query can impact CXPACKET waits.
Copy-and-Paste SSIS Execution Monitoring with Failure-Alert Email
This SSIS package monitors the execution of any SSIS tasks pasted into its sequence container, and sends an email when a failure of any embedded task occurs.
GOSQL vs. NOSQL
If we're getting pulled down a blind alley by acronyms, we may as well make up a more optimistic one.
The Utilty
Is Information Technology a utility service for companies? Steve Jones thinks it can, and should, be, but it can also be a lot more. It can be a strategic part of your enterprise.
TSQL Challenge 34-Search for two keywords within the maximum distance
This challenge is all about searching for two keywords in a string with a maximum distance of 'one word' between them.
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers