How to add NULL Defense to your SSIS packages using scripting
In this part of NULL Defense series, we will discuss how to create NULL Defense in Script Transformation.
Find the Port a Connection is Using
If you have multiple ports, this article from Mark Greenbaum will tell you which port a connection is using
Leanring from Experts
A guest editorial from Andy Warren. Experience helps us do a better job, and one way you can get that is learning from experts.
Data Warehousing Architecture - Designing the Data Staging Area
The staging area tends to be one of the more overlooked components of a data warehouse architecture, and yet it is an integral part of the ETL component design. Learn why it is best to design the staging layer right the first time, enabling support of various ETL processes and related methodology, recoverability and scalability.
Performance Impacts Related to Different Function Types
The July 2010 PASS Performance VC Presentation by Jason Strate on July 6th 12:00 PM EDT (GMT -4).
SSIS Package to Script All SQL Server Jobs to Individual Files
The provided SSIS package contains a single script task that will script all SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 Agent Jobs into individual files.
What if TDE was available in Standard Edition?
Today we have a guest editorial from John Magnabosco that looks at TDE, and the reasons that it ought to be in Standard Edition.
Multi-parameter CLR aggregate in SQL Server 2005
How is it possible to pass multiple parameters to a SQL Server 2005 CLR aggregate?
Should DBAs Be the Protectors of Data?
Brad McGehee wonders whether DBA's should take a more active role in managing their organization's data, even if it means potentially ruffling a few feathers.
Blogs
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
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Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
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Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
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