This editorial was originally published on November 12, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday. Virtualization is touted as a great way to save money, but it's a one time event. Once you've consolidated a server, you can't do it again. However consolidation isn't necessarily the same and Steve Jones tells us why.
A technique to deal with lack of metadata for stored procedures when used with SSIS.
Data and databases are historically ignored or given a low priority within the processes of ALM and DevOps. This situation needs to change and the primary point of the changes is within the database professional part of the team.
This is the last article related to Data Mining in Excel. This last chapter will cover the Analyze section.
This is the last article related to Data Mining in Excel. This last chapter will cover the Analyze section.
Database drift is the difference between two database schemas. Today Steve Jones discusses the concept and wonders how often it happens.
The current popularity of the Salesforce software development platform has taken the industry by surprise. The current IT culture favours the esoteric, yet here is a development platform geared to the idea that anyone can use it: a populist language like BASIC. Does this threaten the careers of professional developers?
Learn how to invoke SSRS reports from an SSIS package after the data load is completed.
This week Steve Jones wonders if you're taking advantage of the changes in the T-SQL language.
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In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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