Want to recruit me? Please follow these rules
I get 15-30 calls/emails a week from recruiters (not counting the dozens of auto-generated emails I get). Being a contractor...
2012-01-23
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James Serra's Blog
PASS Summit session videos online
If you are interested in viewing the recorded sessions for the PASS Summit 2011, you can order the DVD. You...
2012-01-20
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SQLInspire NYC 2011 Videos available
There are some FANTASTIC videos of the sessions from SQLInspire New York 2011. I highly recommend that you check out...
2012-01-18
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): SSIS Logging
In previous SSIS versions as the developer you were responsible for configuring all of your logging options, such as what...
2012-01-16
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HP DL980…now this is a server!
I have been fortunate the past few months to be working on a HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Server. This is...
2012-01-13
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Video/Voice conferencing and Microsoft Lync
Since I work mostly from home, video/voice conferencing and IM are of major importance to me, and using the right...
2012-01-11
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Houston Area SQL Server User Group Presentation
Thanks for everyone who attended my presentation “How To Make a LOT More Money as a Consultant” at HASSUG.
Here is...
2012-01-11
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Surrogate Keys
When building a data warehouse, it is important that primary keys of dimension tables remain stable. To accomplish this, it...
2012-01-09
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Normalizing Your Database
If you’ve been working with databases for any length of time, you have heard the term normalization.
Normalization is the process...
2012-01-11 (first published: 2012-01-06)
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Difference between ETL and ELT
ETL is the most common method used when transferring data from a source system to a data warehouse. But there...
2012-01-04
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Blogs
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...
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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