Chargeback
Should IT charge other departments for the use of its resources? Is that good for the business? Steve Jones comments on what this could mean for SQL Server DBAs.
XML Workshop XXIII - A TSQL ATOM Library
MVP Jacob Sebastian has written a great series on working with XML in SQL Server and we have the latest installment today. This time he presents a library of functions that can produce an RSS ATOM compliant feed of data.
Creating packages in code - Flat File Source to OLE-DB Destination
This code sample programmatically creates a package that imports a text file into SQL Server, with a Flat File Source and the OLE-DB Destination. This shows how you can leverage the SSIS engine to write your own data import tool for example, but beware importing files is not as simple as it may seem
Networking - Part 6
You can read the previous posts here. To finish up (I think), I want to share a networking technique I stumbled on a few years ago, and talk about one more good reason to network.
Pruning
DBAs tend to be very organized, and most of them don't want unnecessary objects on their systems. Is it worth cleaning up? Steve Jones asks the question this Friday.
Pruning
DBAs tend to be very organized, and most of them don't want unnecessary objects on their systems. Is it worth cleaning up? Steve Jones asks the question this Friday.
Pruning
DBAs tend to be very organized, and most of them don't want unnecessary objects on their systems. Is it worth cleaning up? Steve Jones asks the question this Friday.
SSIS New Features in SQL Server 2008 - Part 5
This article is final part of a 5 part series that explores the SSIS features introduced in SQL Server 2008. The final artilce in the series will explore VSTA support for the Script Task and Script Component, Import And Export Wizard Enhancements and how SSIS leverages SQL Server 2008 features.
The February 2009 Energy Update
In this month's energy update Steve Jones takes a look at more efficient building practices to increase energy efficiency.
The February 2009 Energy Update
In this month's energy update Steve Jones takes a look at more efficient building practices to increase energy efficiency.
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Cultural Change: Fostering a Cost-Aware Culture in Your Organisation
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document I
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933If I run this code, what is returned?
SELECT json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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