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Death by SQL…an Act in Two Parts
How common is it to run into performance issues with SQL Server? Daily? Hourly? Maybe for you, it’s a common existence; and for that, I’m sorry. And how are some ways that you deal with performance degradation in SQL? I’d … Continue reading
Extracting MySql UTF-8 fields with SSIS
Last week I ran into an interesting task with SSIS. I’m pulling data from a MySql database (5.0.79-enterprise) using the MySql ADO.Net Connector with SSIS and loading the data into a SQL Server 2008 R2 database. This has worked pretty … Continue reading
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2 Days to SQLSaturday #46
Only 2 days until SQLSaturday #46 – if you aren’t registered yet, there’s still time. $10 for lunch, lots of great speakers, and some really interesting presentations – what better to do on Saturday? If you make it out, look … Continue reading
How to Restore a Corrupt Database in SQL Server 2008 (Error 1813)
I ran into this issue the other day, and thought that I’d blog about it. I had copied a database from a co-worker (MDF files only, unbeknown to me) that I needed for my work. However, he forgot to include … Continue reading
Migration to Word Press
We recently migrated this site from Community Server to Word Press. Most of the posts came over pretty well, but some of the code samples and pictures didn’t make it. I’ll try and get these updated and fixed over the … Continue reading
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How to Pivot Data in SSRS
Pivoting data can be tricky to say the least, whether the actual pivot is done in SQL Server or Reporting Services. There are cases to be had for both approaches, only to be constrained by your reporting design requirements. I’ve … Continue reading
It’s Alive!
You may have noticed a real dearth of posts over the last couple of months. That’s been a function of two things: I’ve been very busy at work with the release of Vivid, our Excel OLAP client, and working on … Continue reading
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Moving SSIS Packages with ADO.NET Destinations Between 2008 R2 and 2008
As noted by Matt Masson from the Integration Services team, not much has changed in SSIS 2008 R2. In fact, R2 is pretty much identical, with the exception of the ADO.NET Destination. So if you are developing packages, you can … Continue reading
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How to Save Yourself From Yourself
Have you ever wished there was some sort of magic “undo” button for something that you just did? Maybe you didn’t really mean to delete all 10 million records out of your table. You just forgot a little thing called … Continue reading
Inconsistent Column Width in SSRS
The issue I ran into was this: I was in Design mode of a report that I was developing. No matter what I did to change the column width on my columns, in both Preview as well as when I … Continue reading
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