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Tim consults for FinTek Development and teaches the course Automating ETL on Udemy. He's worked with technology since high school, helping his school win its first TCEA award and continues to work in automation, data architecture, back-end development, and smart contract architecture. Tim enjoys testing new technologies early in the diffusion of innovation curve and was an early adopter of NoSQL and smart contract development. He has a blog at http://www.fintekdev.com/ and helps contribute to local technical and financial events in Texas.

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Loop through Flat Files in SSISIntegration Services Development2025-04-15
Using PowerShell to Encode FilesPowerShell2019-05-21
Sequential Execution of SQL Server Stored ProceduresStored Procedures2019-05-02
Call SQL Server Stored Procedures with PowerShell Parameter ObjectsPowerShell2019-04-22
Getting Started with PowerShell File Properties and MethodsPowerShell2019-04-02
Execute SQL Server Stored Procedures from PowerShellPowerShell2019-03-18
Create File with Content Using PowerShellPowerShell2019-03-05
Verify File Exists Using PowerShellPowerShell2019-02-19
SQL Server T-SQL Alerts for Standard and Custom ErrorsMonitoring2019-02-08
Validate Dynamic SQL to Prevent SQL Injection in SQL ServerSQL Injection2019-01-28
Find All SQL Server Triggers to Quickly Enable or DisableTriggers2019-01-10
Considering Derived Values In ETL FlowsImport and Export2018-12-31
Options For Reporting Errors In Catch Statements Using PowerShellPowerShell2018-12-27
Develop and Debug PowerShell Scripts with MyInvocationPowerShell2018-12-18
Review Minimum SQL Server Security PracticesSecurity2018-12-07
Detecting Write-Protection Changes On Disks that Cause File Access ErrorsDatabase Administration2018-09-18
How to Query Arrays, Hash Tables and Strings with PowerShellPowerShell2018-08-13
SQL Server Bulk Insert For Full Files, Misformatted Data and Unusual CharactersImport and Export2018-08-01
The Pros and Cons of Using T-SQL Soft TransactionsDatabase Design2018-07-18
Getting the Count of Non-Null Values in a SQL Server Table with PowerShellPowerShell2018-07-03
Pre-validating Data in Delimited Files with PowerShell Prior to Importing to SQL ServerPowerShell2018-06-26
Parsing Strings From Delimiters In PowerShellPowerShell2018-06-21
Solutions to Track Delayed SQL Server Transaction LatencyImport and Export2018-06-05
Zip and Copy SQL Server Backup Files with PowerShellBackup2018-05-21
4 Factors When Choosing to Automate SQL Server TasksDatabase Administration2018-05-09
Using Nested Switch Statements In PowerShellPowerShell2018-04-24
Preventing Invalid Data Early In An ETL FlowImport and Export2018-04-10
Using Regular Expressions With T-SQL: From Beginner To AdvancedTSQL2018-04-06
Introduction to Alphabetic Regular Expressions for T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Precise Alphabetic Filtering With Regular Expressions for T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Case Sensitivity and Regular Expressions for T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Introduction to Numeric Regular Expressions for T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Precise Numerical Filtering With Regular Expressions for T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Using Regular Expressions to Find Special Characters with T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Excluding Characters With Regular Expressions with T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Regular Expressions Business Case Examples with T-SQLTSQL2018-04-06
Regular Expressions with T-SQL SummaryTSQL2018-04-06
T-SQL Techniques For Mapping Ceteris Paribus VariablesTSQL2018-03-26
Improve SQL Server Logging to Reduce Space and Troubleshooting TimeMonitoring2018-03-07
Finding Spreads in Data Ranges Using T-SQLTSQL2018-02-27
Non-Standard Delimiters for Columns and Rows Using SQL Server Bulk InsertImport and Export2018-02-19
Building Smarter Scripts for SQL Server Data UpdatesDatabase Administration2018-02-01
Executing Code Every Nth Percent of the Time with T-SQLTSQL2018-01-22
Retaining File Information for ETL Security AnalysisSecurity2018-01-10
Tracking Execution Times for SSIS PackagesIntegration Services Performance2018-01-04
Execute and Track T-SQL Script Executions with PowerShellDatabase Administration2017-12-29
Retaining ETL Data from Files, APIs and Data FeedsImport and Export2017-12-26
SQL Server Clustered Columnstore Index Examples for ETLIndexing2017-12-20
T-SQL: Capture Related Data and Return By AggregatesFunctions System2017-12-07
PowerShell and Hash Table ExamplesPowerShell2017-11-23
Best Practices for Validating Applications With Database ArchitectureApplication Development2017-11-07
Using T-SQL for Finding Narrowing Ranges of DataTSQL2017-10-18
Debugging PowerShell ScriptsPowerShell2017-10-11
Using SQL Server In-Memory Tables Within ETL ArchitectureIn Memory OLTP2017-09-15
What technologies are available in SQL Server to support ETL?Import and Export2017-09-12
Using PowerShell to Check or Compare ValuesPowerShell2017-09-05
PowerShell Scripts for Obtaining File MetadataPowerShell2017-08-30
3 Solutions For Auditing Long SQL Server Extracts or LoadsImport and Export2017-06-27
Techniques to Cleanse Bad Data in SQL ServerImport and Export2017-06-23
Monitor a Windows Service Interacting with SQL ServerMonitoring2017-05-23
SQL Server Native Options For Reporting Live DataApplication Development2017-05-15
Key Value Pair Basics for SQL Server DataApplication Development2017-05-09
Tracking SQL Server Replication Metadata ChangesReplication2017-05-01
Reflect on SQL Server Security Considerations After Recent BreachesSecurity2017-04-03
PowerShell and Object-Level Math FunctionsPowerShell2017-03-28
Using Azure For Testing POCs and Designs With Lessons LearnedAzure2017-03-16
Solving Table Drop Error Related to SQL Server Replication’s sp_MStran_ddlreplReplication2017-03-07
Two T-SQL Alternatives For Tracking ChangesTSQL2017-02-23
Techniques to handle timing issues and inconsistent data for SQL Server data loadsImport and Export2017-02-14
Add and Monitor Transparent Data Encryption to Azure SQL DatabasesAzure SQL Database2016-12-23
Setting Up Geo-Replication in SQL AzureAzure2016-12-12
Handling Special Dates For SQL Server MetricsDates2016-12-01
Addressing SQL Server Replication Violation of Primary Key ErrorsReplication2016-10-28
Solutions for AzureSQL LOG_RATE_GOVERNOR WaitsAzure2016-10-21
SQL Server T-SQL Stored Procedure Design to Handle Varying Default ValuesStored Procedures2016-10-12
Use PowerShell to Determine the number DML operations in SQL Server ScriptsPowerShell2016-09-15
Disable SQL Server Triggers with PowerShellTriggers2016-09-05
Calculating Median Absolute Deviation with T-SQL Code in SQL ServerTSQL2016-09-01
Best Practices For Building Alerts for Using APIs with SQL ServerAPI2016-08-19
Three Useful Features In Azure-SQL For Growing EnvironmentsAzure2016-08-01
Solutions for Azure SQL Database Throttle Log Wait of HADR_THROTTLE_LOG_RATE_GOVERNORAzure SQL Database2016-07-26
Simple T-SQL Code Comparison With PowerShellTSQL2016-07-15
Troubleshoot TFS SQL Server SlowdownsDatabase Administration2016-07-11
Simulating SQL Server Disaster Recovery DrillsDisaster Recovery2016-07-01
Update SQL Server Agent Job owner and Database owner with PowerShellPowerShell2016-06-20
Track SQL Replication Subscriber Schema Changes Disrupting Data FlowReplication2016-06-08
Automate Removal of Saved SQL Server Objects During DeploymentsDBA Best Practices2016-05-30
Summarize Metrics with SQL Server T-SQL CodeTSQL2016-05-24
SQL Server Database Integrity Check Best PracticesDatabase Console Commands DBCCs2016-05-11
Queries For Debugging Bi-Directional SQL Server Merge ReplicationReplication2016-05-02
T-SQL and PowerShell Documentation With GistsDBA Best Practices2016-04-26
PowerShell Parameters Part II – ValidateSet and ValidatePatternPowerShell2016-04-19
Aggregate Functions to Validate Data for SQL Server Replication and ETL ProcessesReplication2016-04-13
Validating PowerShell Parameters – Part IPowerShell2016-04-01
Limit Time Ranges In PowerShell for CalculationsPowerShell2016-03-15
Automate Out of Date SQL Server Statistics with PowerShellMaintenance2016-03-09
4 Convenient Ways To Run PowerShell ScriptsPowerShell2016-03-03
Queries to Monitor SQL Server Replication BacklogReplication2016-02-24
Automate file cleanup on SQL Server drives using PowerShellHardware2016-02-16
Queries To Debug SQL Server Replication IssuesReplication2016-02-02
Using PowerShell To Record SQL Server Virtual Log File (VLF) GrowthPowerShell2016-01-27
Using PowerShell for SQL Server Replication TrackingReplication2016-01-19
Handling error converting data type varchar to numeric in SQL ServerData Types2015-09-03
PowerShell and ADO.NET Connection String Settings for SQL ServerPowerShell2015-08-28
Troubleshoot SQL Azure Bacpac Import FailuresAzure2015-07-31
Using SMO With PowerShell To Obtain SQL Server Job InformationSQL Server Agent2015-07-21
SQL Server Archive and Data Retention ConsiderationsDatabase Administration2015-07-14
Automate Azure File Uploads and File Deletes With PowerShellAzure2015-06-22
Caution – Azure SQL Version 12 Restore Times Take LongerAzure Backup and Restore2015-06-16
Reading Text Files With PowerShell For Configurations Part IPowerShell2015-06-10
Automating A Heartbeat Check Against an Azure-SQL Database Using PowerShellAzure2015-06-04
Automate Retrieving SQL Azure Bacpacs With PowerShellAzure Backup and Restore2015-05-20
Troubleshooting Common SQL Server Bulk Insert ErrorsImport and Export2015-05-13
How To Calculate Behavioral Streaks in SQL Server DataFunctions User Defined UDF2015-05-04
Time Testing SQL Azure Point In Time Database RestoresRestore2015-04-20
Interview Questions for Hiring PowerShell Database DevelopersProfessional Development Interview Questions Developer2015-04-09
Consider New Ideas for SQL Server Data AnalysisPowerShell2015-04-02
Verify SQL Server Backups Existence in the File System with PowerShellBackup2015-03-17
Using PowerShell With Configuration Tables in SQL ServerPowerShell2015-03-10
Executing scripts on multiple servers by SQL Server version and edition using PowerShellPowerShell2015-03-04
Extracting API Data Using PowerShell and Loading into SQL ServerAPI2015-02-03
Automate Trace Imports With PowerShellProfiler and Trace2015-01-12
SQL Server Table and Index Compression Information With PowerShellCompression2015-01-05
Automate Tracking SQL Server Backup Times with PowerShellBackup2014-12-18
Video of 6 Useful PowerShell Scripts to Help SQL Server DBAs and DevelopersPowerShell2014-12-12
SQL Server Data Import System to Alert For Missed ImportsImport and Export2014-12-09
6 Useful PowerShell Scripts to Help SQL Server DBAs and DevelopersPowerShell2014-12-01
Find SQL Server Agent Jobs That Exist on One Instance and Not on Another InstanceSQL Server Agent2014-11-24
SQL Server Video on Database GrowthDatabase Administration2014-11-17
Monitor SQL Server Database Size and Growth with PowerShellDatabase Administration2014-11-12
Reporting Techniques With SQL Server Text Mining (Part II)TSQL2014-11-05
SQL Server Database Development Career QuestionsProfessional Development Career Planning2014-10-24
Video on Text Mining SQL Server Data Using PowerShellPowerShell2014-10-20
PowerShell and Text Mining Word Counts, Positions and LibrariesTSQL2014-10-16
Finding SQL Server Objects that don’t conform to Standards using PowerShellDatabase Administration2014-10-07
PowerShell Regular Expression (RegEx) Video Examples for SQL ServerPowerShell2014-09-29
PowerShell and T-SQL Regular Expression Examples for SQL ServerPowerShell2014-09-24
Protect Confidential SQL Server Data Q and ASecurity2014-09-17
Prevent Confidential Data at the Application Layer from getting into SQL ServerAuditing and Compliance2014-09-12
SQL Server video to find objects that reference invalid objectsStored Procedures2014-09-09
SQL Server Video to Extract All Excel Worksheets into individual CSV filesPowerShell2014-08-06
SQL Server Video to Pre-Validate Data with PowerShell Before ImportingImport and Export2014-07-29
SQL Server Video to Remove Outliers from Data SetsImport and Export2014-07-23
Auto Rename SQL Server Tables and Their References with PowerShellTSQL2014-07-18
SQL Server Video Validate File Properties Prior to Importing DataPowerShell2014-07-07
Finding Unused SQL Server Stored Procedures With PowerShellStored Procedures2014-06-30
Finding SQL Server objects that reference invalid objectsStored Procedures2014-06-23
SQL Server Video Automating Flat File Imports using PowerShellPowerShell2014-06-18
SQL Server Video to Rename and Move a File using PowerShellPowerShell2014-06-12
Pre-Validating Data with PowerShell Before Importing to SQL ServerImport and Export2014-06-02
SQL Server Stored Procedure to remove outliers from data setsImport and Export2014-05-19
Extract and convert all Excel worksheets to CSV files with PowerShellPowerShell2014-05-12
Validate File Properties with PowerShell Prior to Import into SQL ServerImport and Export2014-05-06
Automating Flat File SQL Server Imports With PowerShellImport and Export2014-04-30
Rename and Move a File with PowerShell in a SQL Server Agent JobPowerShell2014-04-21

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