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.
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.
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.
SQL Server Data Mining: Plug-In Algorithms
Describes how SQL Server 2005 Data Mining allows aggregation directly at the algorithm level. Although this restricts what the third-party algorithm developer can support in terms of language and data types, it frees the developer from having to implement data handling, parsing, meta data management, session, and rowset production code on top of the core data mining algorithm implementation.
Blogs
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem
It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...
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How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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