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The Voice of the DBA Use Your Tools

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Feb 14, 2012 Use Your Tools

Someone asked me recently if I've ever exported a table using SQL Packager, a tool from my employer, Red Gate Software. I hadn't, and in fact, hadn't ever even opened the tool. So I started it up and exported a table. I was surprised how easy it was, and I wrote up a short blog on it.

That reminded me of a common issue that many of us have: we get into a rut. It's easy to stick to doing things the "old way" we've learned, and not updating our skills to take advantage of newer features. It's also easy to get used to going through a process one way and never trying, or experimenting with different techniques or applications of the tools.

 

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