Blog Post: SSIS Advanced Techniques Workshop
I recently completed a set of videos for SSWUG that covers some advanced techniques for SQL Server Integration Services. 1. SSIS – Creating dynamic packages 2. SSIS – Error handling and...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Real SQL Server 2014 Power Feature (It May Not Be Hekaton)
Just a quick post today to tell you about a webinar I am doing on the 27th of August, 2014. The title is “The Real SQL Server 2014 Power Feature (It May Not Be Hekaton)”, and it is me talking about...
View ArticleBlog Post: Automated Source Control: A Librarian For Your Database Objects,...
As I mentioned earlier , we use Perforce as our source control package, so all of the scripts presented here are written for Perforce. I’ll try to clearly explain, in terms of source control, the...
View ArticleBlog Post: Automate Service Account Password Changes with Powershell
I am a believer that regular rotation of passwords is an important security measure. I worked at an organization that, when they were small, would use the SQL Server database engine service account to...
View ArticleBlog Post: Finding a job!
I’ve been told over the years that I’m pretty good at finding jobs. I mean in the last 25 years and 15 jobs or so (some contract positions) I’ve never been out of work for more than a month and a half...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Server “Wait Watchers”: Interpreting Data to Drop the Wait
Ever approached a SQL Server that has a performance problem and wondered where to start? Next time, try this… One of the most under-utilized performance troubleshooting methodologies in the SQL Server...
View ArticleBlog Post: Export the Event Logs without opening MMC
I recently worked on a database corruption issue. In order to troubleshoot this I had to collect all the Event Logs from the server. But when I tried to open Event Viewer, MMC would fail with the...
View ArticleBlog Post: 4 Attitudes I Wish I Had Earlier as a DBA
Empathy – I sorely lacked that early in my career. I was chatting about this with Tom LaRock because I linked to his great post about empathy in a post about stuff I learned working in the ambulance a...
View ArticleBlog Post: Presenting At OPASS August 2014 Meeting On 8/28
Thursday night (8/28) I'll be presenting Inspector Insert And The Case Of The Mistaken IDENTITY for the Orlando SQL User Group (OPASS) . Identity values seem like a straightforward topic but as SQL...
View ArticleBlog Post: What I Wish I Had Known Sooner…as a DBA
Yesterday I took a minute and to review some posts by some Data Professionals and in doing so I came across and article by Erin Stellato . She had been tagged by Mike Walsh who posted an article...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Art of Performance Tuning
Performance tuning often gets called an art as people feel that a certain knack or innate talent comes into play. And whilst I don’t disagree that a certain level of knowledge is involved, I...
View ArticleBlog Post: What I Wished I’d Known Sooner As A DBA
Mike Walsh has put together an excellent topic for discussion , and I’ve read several responses to this; all of them are great, but most them are a little optimistic for my experiences. I like to...
View ArticleBlog Post: Friday Followup For August 29, 2014
It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re not doing any real work anyway. Posts That Were Popular This Week Don’t Get Slimed By...
View ArticleBlog Post: Get Ready to Learn SQL in an Interview with Dennis Still
I recently got to know Dennis through twitter and essentaiSQL.com. If you’re non-technical, you’ll find this interview inspiring. You too can learn SQL. If you’re a techie or IT pro, Dennis...
View ArticleBlog Post: Four New Slide Decks for SQL Server and IT Pros from the DevLink...
I always enjoy presenting at the DevLink conference, presented each summer in middle Tennessee. This year, I’m trying to be a better social media person and actually post my slides (in their most...
View ArticleBlog Post: Reblog: August 22 to August 28
Photo credit – Husso I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information that I need to solve a problem or answer a question. It’s that whole “cha-ching”...
View ArticleBlog Post: Phantom FileTable Constraints
I was writing a wrap-up post to my series on FileTables when a co-worker found something interesting. SQL will insert a phantom FileTable constraint when you use SQL Server Management Studio to create...
View ArticleBlog Post: CMS: Find all Databases on all Servers with Table "A" without...
This CMS ( Central Management Server ) code will tell you, for all databases in all servers, which tables of a given name don't have a column of a given name. -- For all databases in all servers that...
View ArticleBlog Post: CMS: Find, in All Servers and Databases, if given Table.Column's...
Using CMS , we can determine if all the Customer.CustomerID values are unique, and therefore, for example, a candidate for being made a primary key. -- Find, in All Servers and Databases, if given...
View ArticleBlog Post: This Is My 1000th Blog Post
Just a few months away from the tenth anniversary of my first post here, I’ve reached the milestone that is my 1000th blog post. If you’ve been with me since back then, thanks for reading! I have no...
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