Author: Tim Cullen

Tim Cullen

Tim has been working in the IT industry since 2003. After spending a few years as an "IT Generalist", his career focus turned to SQL Server and application development. He currently works as an IT Specialist for a Federal agency in Maryland, where he focuses on SQL Server administration and providing guidance to teams on SQL Server performance issues. When not working, he enjoys playing golf, playing bass guitar, and exercising.

MSSQLTips Awards: Trendsetter (25+ tips)

Title	Category	Date
Getting IO and time statistics for SQL Server queries	Performance Tuning	2025-06-12
Add and Subtract Dates using DATEADD in SQL Server	Dates	2025-01-02
Resource Based Kerberos Constrained Delegation	Security	2020-07-14
Change SQL Server Database Mirroring Endpoint Encryption Algorithm	Database Mirroring	2020-06-15
Get SQL Server Date and Time Parts with DATEPART and DATENAME	Dates	2019-05-24
Introduction to the Amazon Relational Database Service	Amazon AWS	2013-04-08
Dataset and tablix filtering in SSRS	Reporting Services Development	2012-01-27
SQL Server DateDiff Example	Dates	2011-10-10
Importing DBF files into SQL Server	Import and Export	2011-08-03
Geography Markup Language for Geospatial Data in SQL Server	Spatial Data Storage	2010-12-20
Using SOUNDEX and DIFFERENCE to Standardize Data in SQL Server	Functions System	2010-11-16
Data Access Object (DAO) and Visual Basic.NET to create an Access database interrogation tool	Application Development	2010-10-08
Extended Protection available in SQL Server 2008 R2	Security	2010-09-01
Configure web application permissions for SQL Server Master Data Services	Master Data Services	2010-07-23
SQL Server Master Data Services Installation and Database Creation	Master Data Services	2010-06-25
Introduction to Master Data Services in SQL Server 2008	Master Data Services	2010-06-04
Import Excel data with SSIS	Microsoft Excel Integration	2010-05-11
SQL Server 2008 Spatial Index Performance	Spatial Data Storage	2010-04-02
SQL Server Geography Data Type	Spatial Data Storage	2010-03-18
SQL Server XML Bulk Loading Example	XML	2010-03-05
Data storage and retrieval for geospatial data in SQL Server 2008	Spatial Data Storage	2010-01-22
SQL Server 2008 Geography and Geometry Data Types	Spatial Data Storage	2009-09-29
Custom control and setup of SSRS report parameters from a web page	Reporting Services Parameters	2009-05-14
SQL Server 2008 Installation Process (Part 3 of 3)	Install and Uninstall	2009-05-01
SQL Server 2008 Installation Process (Part 2 of 3)	Install and Uninstall	2009-04-13
Get SSIS Package Store to Work with SQL Server Named Instance	Integration Services Configuration Options	2009-04-09
SQL Server Encryption Key Management between Dev, Test and Prod	Encryption	2009-02-17
SQL Server 2008 Installation Process (Part 1 of 3)	Install and Uninstall	2009-02-02
Windows Integrated Authentication Failures to SQL Server	SQL Server Configurations	2008-08-21
Configure MaxTokenSize for SQL Server Authentication	SQL Server Configurations	2008-08-08
TSQL Function to Determine Holidays in SQL Server	Dates	2008-07-10
SQL Server Name Resolution Troubleshooting	SQL Server Configurations	2008-01-28
Natively Encrypting Social Security Numbers in SQL Server 2005	Encryption	2007-11-30
Daylight Savings Time Functions in SQL Server	Dates	2007-11-13
SQL Server Encryption Certificates Overview	Encryption	2007-08-29
Managing SQL Server Master Keys for Encryption	Encryption	2007-08-20

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