October 2012 - Posts

• Some thoughts on email hosting for one’s own domain

  I have used the same email providers for my own domains for a few years now however I am considering moving over to a new provider. In this email I’ll share my current thoughts and hopefully I’ll get some feedback that might help me to decide on what Read More... Posted Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:02 PM by jamiet | 6 Comments

• SQL Server devs–what source control system do you use, if any? (answer and maybe win free stuff)

  Recently I noticed a tweet from notable SQL Server author and community dude-at-large Steve Jones in which he asked how many SQL Server developers were putting their SQL Server source code (i.e. DDL ) under source control (I’m paraphrasing because I can’t Read More... Posted Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:48 AM by jamiet | 25 Comments

• HTML Maps for DataViz

  I don’t talk about data visualisation ( #dataviz ) much on this blog because, well, because its not something I can claim to be particularly knowledgeable about – that doesn’t stop me from having an opinion about it though. I just stumbled upon an article Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:16 PM by jamiet | 3 Comments Filed under: dataviz, Data Visualisation

• Querying the SSIS Catalog? Here’s a handy query!

  I’ve been working on a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) solution for about 6 months now and I’ve learnt many many things that I intend to share on this blog just as soon as I get the time. Here’s a very short starter-for-ten… I’ve found the following Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2012 2:05 PM by jamiet | 3 Comments Filed under: sql server, sql server integration services, ssis, SSIS Catalog

• Should we be able to deploy a single package to the SSIS Catalog?

  My buddy Sutha Thiru sent me an email recently asking about my opinion on a particular nuance of the project deployment model in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 2012 and I’d like to share my response as I think it warrants a wider discussion. Sutha Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:18 AM by jamiet | 18 Comments Filed under: sql server, sql server integration services, ssis, SSIS Catalog