The Security of You
There is a lot of data out there that is specific to an individual, none more important perhaps than biometric data. Steve Jones writes a bit about the security implications involved in working with this data.
Creative SPAM
SPAM permeates all aspects of our lives. Steve Jones takes a poll today about which messages might have caught your eye.
SQL – Backup Methods, Some Cool Scripts
This article will tell you about some ways of taking all databases backup using one single command.
Auto generate restore scripts after each backup completes
There are a lot of scripts out there that will allow you to use the msdb to auto-generate restore scripts, but what if you cannot access the msdb database. What is the easiest way to make sure I have the proper restore scripts on hand without relying on the msdb database?
Migrating DTS Packages to Integration Services
In this whitepaper, you will see the benefits of migrating your SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages to Integration Services by using two proven methods. You will also see how you can run and manage your current DTS packages inside of the SQL Server 2005 and 2008 management tools.
A Little DOS for a Poor DBA
Yakov Shlafman brings back the world of the command prompt to make life easier for a DBA that must deploy a series of scripts to their servers.
Testing Service Pack 3
Who is responsible for Service Pack testing? Ultimately it's Microsoft, but Steve Jones reminds us we make a difference as well.
Using Data Viewers - SQL School Video
Integration Services is a great system for performing ETL operations between databases. In this video we show how you can use Data Viewers to determine if you are correctly transforming data.
Creative SPAM
SPAM permeates all aspects of our lives. Steve Jones takes a poll today about which messages might have caught your eye.
Creative SPAM
SPAM permeates all aspects of our lives. Steve Jones takes a poll today about which messages might have caught your eye.
Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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Changes, Happiness, and a Few Tears
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Question of the Day
BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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