Creating a Publication - SQL School Video
This SQL School video looks at how you add a publication to a replication scenario.
Displaying a Pop-up message in SSRS 2005
Validates user parameter and displays a pop-up message to the user and handles users response.
SQL Lunch with the Baton Rouge Area SQL Users Group
Every other Monday is a lunch for the SQL Server group in Baton Rouge. If you live nearby, or are in the area, plan on attending.
Auditing in SQL Server 2008
This paper provides a comprehensive description of the new feature along with usage guidance and then provides some practical examples.
Key column of a dimension in SSAS
When defining the attribute, we always specify the surrogate key as the key column for any attribute. I was just thinking if we could make use of the natural key instead of the surrogate key. i.e., in case of a product attribute, the surrogate key say...
Using The File System Task in SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
This article examines the File System Task which can perform numerous operations on files and directories such as create, move, delete, and also to set the attributes of files and folders.
Manage Your Career
The person responsible for your career is you. Steve Jones gives you a few thoughts on how you might approach your career.
SCOME - Setting Up Your Remote Servers - Part 2
Continuing with his series on how to centrally monitor your SQL Servers, Drew Salem looks at how to set up remote servers.
Getting the SSIS package store to work with a SQL Server named instance
We have a named SQL instance and I am able to connect to the instance, but when I try to view the SSIS packages stored in the MSDB database I get an error. This does not happen with our default instances. Is there an additional setting that must be changed to get this to work?
Interfaces
The interface is crucial for getting data in and out of a system. Steve Jones talks a little about past interfaces and possible future ones.
Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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