Tim Mitchell

A little fun with SSIS Expression Language

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

The SSIS expression language is a powerful yet enigmatic entity.  Once you get used to its syntax - which is part...

2008-05-08

4,769 reads

SQL Backup 5 (Red Gate)

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

So after many months of trudging through native SQL Server backups for new mission-critical application I'm deploying, I have decided...

2008-05-06

664 reads

Photos from SQL Saturday

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

Check out the photos from SQL Saturday 3 - Jacksonville:
http://tim-mitchell.spaces.live.com/

2008-05-06

885 reads

SQL Saturday Jacksonville

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

I just wrapped up a high-octane day of SQL Server community education at SQL Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. This event,...

2008-05-04

861 reads

Gotta love the Information Age

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

First it was CNN 24x7.  Next the Internet brought us live information from around the globe.
Now this...  real-time pizza tracking...

2008-04-27

1,428 reads

Free SQL Server 2008 online courseware from Microsoft

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

Just received word that Microsoft has posted 3 new courseware titles under the "What's New in SQL Server 2008" umbrella. ...

2008-04-14

1,398 reads

SQL Saturday

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

I've just received notice that I will be a presenter at the upcoming SQL Saturday event in Jacksonville, Florida. I'll...

2008-03-30

1,514 reads

Give us SP3!

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

There has been a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth regarding the scuttlebutt that SP2 will be the...

2008-03-12

696 reads

We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

This weekend, I had the unique opportunity to donate some time to a worthwhile charity organization. Through the efforts of...

2008-01-21

832 reads

On the Importance of Documentation...

• by Tim Mitchell

• Tim Mitchell

It seems that I keep inheriting old systems that provide a singular, albeit mission critical, function to their owners. In...

2008-01-09

528 reads