I'd choose option 4 - have a heart to heart talk and possibly set up a personal improvement plan. Atfer working there for years - he doesn't desreve to...

My fellow DBA and I are sharing a three-pak of classes this year - cost apprx. $6,000 for the two of us. Next year we hope to do the...

I've been in IT for 20 + years and I've been practicing Aikido for about the same amount of time. I fond it not only a good stress reliever...

Thanks for the pointer. Splitting into two steps and using the SSIS tasks works much better. Now I just need to convince management to spend the time on...