A fish out of water: How to delete a credential in SQL Server (sys.credentials table)
Jul 31, 2025
As you may already know, I use the A Fish Out of Water series when I want to write about topics that slightly deviate from my main focus: Enterprise
SQL Server Integration Services Error: Connecting to the Integration Services service on the comp...
Oct 30, 2024
Sometimes, it is fun to install new BizTalk Server environments, especially if you are not in the process/responsible for installing its prerequisites This
SQL Server Error while trying to delete Job: Cannot perform this operation while SQLServerAgent i...
Oct 29, 2024
Today, while installing a brand‑new BizTalk Server environment, the initial configuration attempt failed As a result, I tried to clean up the artifacts
SQL Server Management Studio: The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted.
Oct 28, 2024
Some time ago, I wrote a similar blog post describing this exact same error message while using the WCF-SQL Adapter of the BizTalk Server Today, I encountered
Fixing “Target Principal Name is Incorrect” SQL connection error while trying to vali...
May 29, 2024
I'm going to start quoting Sandro: "Sometimes the life of a developer is a nightmare, hehe" But it is also fun once you find the solution So, on one of
BizTalk Server WCF-SQL: Invalid object name while using temporary tables
Apr 23, 2024
It is common to use temporary tables to implement internal logic in your SQL queries or scripts I have seen it used several times, for example, inside
Note to myself: How to easily count the number of Jobs in SQL Server Agent Jobs?
Oct 17, 2023
This is another post for the sake of my mental sanity I keep looking up this information again and again Therefore, I decided to write it down once and for
Microsoft Integration and Azure Stencils Pack for Visio: New version available (v8.0.1)
Oct 3, 2023
In my previous update, I discussed my intention to release a new major version of my stencils However, I've opted for a gradual approach, releasing minor
SQL Script to monitor BizTalk Server SQL Jobs
Sep 21, 2023
For those who've been following my work, you might recall that I shared a set of PowerShell scripts a while back for monitoring BizTalk Server One of these





