sql server

“Burning bridges” is a slang term that (as far as I know) dates back to the practice of an army burning a bridge so the enemy could not cross over...

Welcome to SQL Saturdays! I am going to make a concerted effort to post something Microsoft SQL Server related every Saturday, or at least every other Saturday. Why pick Saturday...

Yesterday and today, my new wesbite / blog (which is currently under construction and not ready for public consumption) got slammed with comments on a number of older posts. Most...

It’s been a while since I did a post about my day job, so I thought it was about time. The subject? Math. Everyone likes to hear about math, right?...

Raise your hand if you have a love-hate relationship with SQL Server and SSIS error messages. I know I do. How terribly descriptive the messages tend to be (not) when...

I just learned an interesting fact about SQL 2k8 SSIS script tasks this morning. Generally, I don’t use Script Tasks because I can accomplish with other tasks what most of our devs do...

And now for your Friday morning humor… From Not-the-Same-People who brought you "What's a Soc 4?" (To put on your feets!), we have a variety of illustrated HTML error code...

Modern society is so obsessed with perfection, that we find it difficult to forgive mistakes. I'm not talking about crimes here. I'm talking about honest to goodness mistakes. Leaving the...

Networking is one of my “hot button” issues. I’m a big advocate of networking, primarily because it has gotten me more work than I know how to deal with. I’ve...

This isn't a joke, actually. It's a real contest being held by Red Gate software for DBAs (database administrators). I've just entered and I need votes. If y'all would like...