Just Keep Going and Going and Going
The upgrade treadmill might hit you in ways that you didn't expect.
2008-12-03
71 reads
Articles
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide
This 490-page document covers the essential phases and steps to upgrade existing instances of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 to SQL Server 2008 by using best practices. These include preparation tasks, upgrade tasks, and post-upgrade tasks. It is intended to be a supplement to SQL Server 2008 Books Online.
2008-12-03
3,401 reads
SQL Server Matrix Workbench
In this workbench, Robyn Page and Phil Factor decide to tackle the subject of Matrix handling and Matrix Mathematics in SQL. They maintain that 'One just needs a clear head and think in terms of set-based operations'
2008-12-03
3,109 reads
Creating Mirrored Backups - SQL School Video
In this SQL School video, Andy Warren examines one of the new features in SQL Server 2005: mirrored backups.
2008-12-02
4,269 reads
2008-12-02
9,122 reads
Connecting to SQL Server with a Bad Logon Trigger
One of the things you need to aware of is that if you create a logon trigger and there is some bad code you are going to prevent everyone from logging into your SQL Server, even if you try as "sa" or a member of the sysadmin fixed server role. How do I log on to my SQL Server to fix this trigger?
2008-12-02
3,887 reads
The Energizer Bunny
Energizer, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, is looking to have Microsoft host much of their infrastructure.
2008-12-02
778 reads
The Energizer Bunny
Energizer, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, is looking to have Microsoft host much of their infrastructure.
2008-12-02
538 reads
The Energizer Bunny
Energizer, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, is looking to have Microsoft host much of their infrastructure.
2008-12-02
508 reads
Power and Deception of CTEs
A performance problem with a CTE based stored procedure, opened the developers eyes to a whole new world
2008-12-01
9,167 reads
Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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