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SSIS: Using stored procedures inside an OLE DB Source component
This short blog post looks at how you can use a stored procedure as a data source.
Techniques for Uniquely Identifying Database Records
When designing and creating a data model for a data-driven application, the records in tables must each be uniquely identifiable. By having a unique value associated with each record, individual records can be selected, updated, or deleted. Being able to uniquely identify records is so important and standard in a database system that databases allow those designing a database table to specify what column (or columns) make up the primary key.
Tales of Corporate Espionage
All good detective stories have a femme fatale. In the case of corporate espionage scandals, Celia Goodson, a seasoned businesswoman and once a glossily groomed blonde, has been involved in investigating more business transgressions to hit the City in the last three decades than anyone else of her years.
SQL Server 2005 Service Broker Plays Well with Older Relatives
You can leverage SQL Server 2005 Service Broker with existing technologies such as SQL Server 2000 and MSMQ. BizTalk and SSB external activation are viable options, but a simple polling solution is easier.
Your Field Guide To Designing Security Into Networking Protocols
We'll go over some examples of attacks against protocols and rules following, which will help you when designing and implementing protocols of your own.
Free Phil Factor eBook: Confessions of an IT Manager
Download a 108-page eBook in which Phil Factor lifts the lid on the victories, defeats and absurdities of a career spent in the rough-and-tumble of the IT industry. The paperback will to available to buy from Lulu.com shortly ($25), but the eBook is free for registered Simple-Talk.com users
CLR Inside Out
This article is meant to explore these architectural issues from the bottom up, and aims to guide you through this new world. In the long run, new programming models are likely to appear that will abstract away a lot of the challenges you will encounter.
The Data Warehouse DBA
We have hosted a number of articles on various aspects of being a DBA, but we have usually focused on production or development DBA. New data warehousing DBA Janet Wong brings us a look at another type of DBA, the data warehouse DBA and the skills they need.
Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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Finding Motivation
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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