Profiling SSIS packages for component level change tracking
In this tip we will look at an add-in that helps you better identify changes between two versions of an SSIS package.
You pulled BUILTIN\Administrators, but are you auditing?
The conversation on local administrators having rights in SQL Server has proven to be interesting and at times entertaining. My...
SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Azure
A new article from Steve Moore shows us how to use SQL Server Management Studio with your SQL Azure databases in the cloud.
It's about Perception
What's the most important thing about your application? The code? The accuracy of its calculations? The layout of the reports? Steve Jones has another opinion.
It's About Perception
What's the most important thing about your application? The code? The accuracy of its calculations? The layout of the reports? Steve Jones has another opinion.
It's About Perception
What's the most important thing about your application? The code? The accuracy of its calculations? The layout of the reports? Steve Jones has another opinion.
MDX Utility Belt of Calculations Part 3
This is part three in a series of blog posts that will help you build an arsenal of MDX calculations...
Query Active Directory Data from SQL Server using T-SQL
Learn how to use SQL Server Transact SQL with OPENROWSET and OPENQUERY commands to access and retrieve data from Active Directory.
Introduction to Common Table Expressions
Learn how to use common table expressions to simplify your code. Replace temp tables and correlated subqueries with this cool T-SQL feature.
Best Practice for renaming a SQL Server Database
One of the Junior SQL Server Database Administrator in my company approached me yesterday with a dilemma. He was assigned a task to rename few of the databases in Beta and Production environments; the reason being the database name was based on some other project that is no longer relevant to the data which is presently stored within the database. At first I started to tell him, but figured it would be smarter to document the same and share the information.
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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