SQL Overview VII - SSRS Reports and Subscriptions
In the next installment of his series on the SQL Overview toolkit, David Bird looks at the information collected about SSRS.
SSIS 2012 Projects: Setup, Project Creation and Deployment
It used to be that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages had to be deployed individually. Now, they can be all deployed together from a single file by means of the Project Deployment Model introduced in SSIS 2012. Where there are tens or hundreds of SSIS packages to deploy, this system is essential.
Bucket List Data
This Friday Steve Jones is looking to see what data you're tracking about your life.
ETL Performance Auditing - Part 3: Auditing Data Warehouse Phase
Easy way to setup a comprehensive ETL Performance auditing Solution no matter how complicated your ETL setup.
Overcoming the OPENQUERY Record Limit for AD
Sometimes you have to pull more than 50,000 records. A script to do that inside the 1000 record limit.
Configuring Critical SQL Server Alerts
What do you do when you want to receive critical server health alerts?
Double Up During Trips
When you develop software, it pays to write efficient code. However it doesn't seem that many companies truly believe this as they aren't always investing in their staff.
Database Configuration Management for SQL Server
It is not just the rapid and painless testing, deployment and update of databases that requires care in the retention and management of configuration information. Configuration information is also essential for audit, resilience, and support. The range of documentation varies widely with the database and its setting, but the underlying principles remain the same. Without appropriate configuration management, automation is likely to be futile.
Blogs
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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A Full Shutdown
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Question of the Day
OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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