A Release from Data
What do you do when work is too frustrating. Steve Jones talks about finding a way to release stress and frustration.
2008-08-13
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Articles
A Release from Data
What do you do when work is too frustrating. Steve Jones talks about finding a way to release stress and frustration.
2008-08-13
63 reads
Business Intelligence in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
This article describes the use of BI in Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
2008-08-13
1,766 reads
Top Tips for Effective Database Maintenance
Far too often, people who are not trained database administrators somehow end up responsible for a database. They lack the proper training and knowledge to maintain their database, and problems begin to develop. Here’s a primer for all those involuntary DBAs who need a crash course in database maintenance best practices.
2008-08-13
6,696 reads
Attaching Databases - SQL School Video
Learn how you can add a new database to your instance if you receive the MDF and LDF files from another source. MVP Brian Knight covers this very useful technique that is used for moving databases to new instances, servers, or even recovering from an disaster.
2008-08-12
3,231 reads
Building a Security Philosophy
SQL Server trainer and expert DBA, Andy Warren, thinks that everyone should have a philosophy about security. He starts this installment in looking about how to assign administrative privileges.
2008-08-12
4,572 reads
A Strategy to Determine the Size and Cost of Database-Centric Business Information Systems
This paper presents an approach to the definition of function points within database-centric business information systems, the process of counting function points, .
2008-08-12
1,757 reads
Index Metadata and Statistics Update Date for SQL Server
Statistics update date is stored as metadata on the SQL instance, but after a great deal of research against the system tables and DMVs I realized that this information is not readily exposed to the DBA via any other method than the STATS_DATE() function or the SQL Server Management Studio graphical user interface (GUI).
2008-08-12
3,021 reads
Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
2008-08-12
77 reads
Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
2008-08-12
78 reads
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