System Data Collection Reports
This article describes how to install the components that make up the Management Data Warehouse (MDW)
2008-12-19
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Articles
Using the CheckSum Function - SQL School Video
There are times that you want to determine quickly if any data has changed. Brian Knight shows how checksums can be used in T-SQL.
2008-12-18
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Using the Service Audit Object in SQL Server 2008
Brian Kelley looks at auditing in this article about SQL Server 2008 and the enhancements made in this version. The new Audit Object allows you to more easily determine what is happening on your SQL Server instance.
2008-12-18
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Create Backups without Breaking the Database Backup Sequence
This article shows how the COPY_ONLY clause can be used to ensure that an ad-hoc database backup do not break the backup sequence
2008-12-18
3,341 reads
The Best Computer
Hollywood does a great job of showing off technology that might be possible someday. This Friday Steve Jones wonders what amazing computer you'd like to have.
2008-12-18
797 reads
The Best Computer
Hollywood does a great job of showing off technology that might be possible someday. This Friday Steve Jones wonders what amazing computer you'd like to have.
2008-12-18
563 reads
The Best Computer
Hollywood does a great job of showing off technology that might be possible someday. This Friday Steve Jones wonders what amazing computer you'd like to have.
2008-12-18
568 reads
Useful Dates: The Many Uses of Date Tables
Brandon Galderisi brings us a new article that looks at how a table of dates can be useful in a SQL Server application.
2008-12-17
12,569 reads
Advanced Troubleshooting with Extended Events
SQL Server DBAs the world over have a problem that never seems to go away: troubleshooting, with the vast majority of troubleshooting being done to find a performance problem of some kind. Even the most carefully architected and tested application system will experience changes over time that can lead to significant performance issues.
2008-12-17
1,974 reads
Tutorial: SSIS best practices
Learn the best practices for SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) in this tutorial, from migrating DTS packages to SSIS debugging, maintenance and programming in SQL Server.
2008-12-17
7,290 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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