We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend
This weekend, I had the unique opportunity to donate some time to a worthwhile charity organization. Through the efforts of...
2008-01-21
835 reads
Tim Mitchell
On the Importance of Documentation...
It seems that I keep inheriting old systems that provide a singular, albeit mission critical, function to their owners. In...
2008-01-09
529 reads
Passed 70-431
After putting it off for six months, I finally took - and passed - 70-431 yesterday. I know, I'm probably one of...
2007-11-25
1,431 reads
PASS and new SSC design
I'm rarely a "needy" guy, but I have to admit that I'm feeling a little left out. Due to project...
2007-09-23
1,441 reads
Working in solitude
If you've spent much time at all reading Steve Jones's blog posts and SSC editorials, you quickly glean that he...
2007-07-12
1,477 reads
Gartner Developer Conference
It's been quite a week at the Gartner Application Development and Integration converence here in Nashville. I've never been to...
2007-06-13
1,989 reads
Webcast on exceptions and errors in SQL Server
When you have an hour to spare, jump over and view this useful discussion about errors and exceptions in SQL...
2007-05-21
1,440 reads
SQL Server SP2 released
Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there...
2007-02-19
1,418 reads
Microsoft SQL Server certification
A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL...
2007-02-18
1,874 reads
For those just starting out with SSIS
Having cut my teeth on SQL Server 2000, I had some (but not a lot) of DTS experience. Recently I...
2007-01-30
1,374 reads
Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
Forums
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...