The Social Contract

How much of a contract for servicing SQL Server should we expect? Has Microsoft broken an implied contract with us?

Trash Destination Adapter

The Trash Destination is now available for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. The Trash Destination and this article came from early experiences of using SSIS and community feedback at the time. When developing a package it is very useful to have a destination adapter that does nothing but consume rows with no setup requirement.

Bad Meetings

The Daily Routine

Steve Jones compares his daily routine now to that of being a DBA.

The Daily Routine

Steve Jones compares his daily routine now to that of being a DBA.

The Daily Routine

Steve Jones compares his daily routine now to that of being a DBA.

Forum Search Changes

Forum Searching The forum search is back, allowing you to search for specific issues in our discussion forums. There is a search link above the forum thread lists. Please report any issues to the webmaster.

Linked Server Optimization

This article demonstrates the negative affect that linked servers can cause in queries and offers alternatives to speed up performance.

The Truth Table

Truth tables are an important part of working with logical values in SQL Server. Yousef Ekhtiari brings us some T-SQL that can help you construct those many variable truth tables and ensure you are getting the results you expect.

Using VBScript to Automate Tasks

This article discusses why VBScript should be one of the tools you use to manage your server. Sample scripts show how to remove files over x days old and how to FTP files.