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Brian Johnston, a new VSTeamSystemCentral blogger, has an impassioned first post entitled My problem with Databsae Books. As an author, I find his words challenging and inspiring. :{> Andy

Jim Blizzard presents on Database Edition tomorrow (11 April 2008) at 10:00 AM EDT. This should be good! :{> Andy

Adam Machanic is addressing the Richmond SQL Server Users Group tonight! In fact, I have to go now and pick him up from the airport. Now if I could only get this other SQLBlog guy to present… :{> Andy

Buck Woody has an interesting post about Windows 2008 Terminal services and SQL SSMS. He includes setup instructions and a list of pros and cons. It’s cool to see this functionality making its way into SQL Server. Great job SQL Server Team! The more I tinker with SQL Server 2008, the less it looks like …
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I’ll be presenting Testing the Database to the Roanoke Valley .Net User Group Thursday 3 April 2008. If you read this blog and you’re in the area, stop by and introduce yourself! :{> Andy

An unnamed source at Microsoft confirms today SSIS 2008 will integrate Silverlight in the next CTP: The SSIS Debugger with it’s stationary tasks and transformations, just sitting there changing color – where’s the graphic feedback in that? The new functionality will reportedly include more “real-world feedback” graphics. For instance, when a Data Flow task fails for …
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In late February I recorded an interview on Database Testing with the cool guys at CSTechCast! :{> Andy

In late February I recorded an interview on Database Testing with the cool guys at CSTechCast! :{> Andy

In late February I recorded an interview on Database Testing with the cool guys at CSTechCast! :{> Andy

Background  I’m working on an SSIS package that FTPs files from heterogeneous sources to Windows servers. I currently have three types of servers in the mix: Windows, Unix, and iSeries. When I first started this phase of the project, I tested the SSIS FTP Task and it worked well… on two out of three.  Durnit. …
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