Migrating databases between production, test, development and train servers is something that a DBA needs to deal with constantly. During migration, one of the inevitable issues we need to deal with is concept of Orphaned Users.
2007-12-04
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In SQL Reporting Services, the native Matrix control provides a crosstab view of data, similar in behavior to a PivotTable in MS Excel. Rows and columns will have intersecting points of data which is often useful in time based reporting . David Leibowitz shows you how...
2007-12-04
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This article provides an architecture and process framework for implementing common reference data in a data-warehousing environment.
2007-12-04
2,734 reads
Indexes directly affect the performance of database applications. This article uses analogies to describe how indexes work. The estimated execution plan feature of the Query Window is utilized to compare the performance of two queries in a batch.
2007-12-04
5,686 reads
We often see ways to improve your career, but there's a flip side as well. In the spirit of our "worst practices" series, Steve Jones takes a look at ten skills that could cost you your job if you can't perform them.
2007-12-03 (first published: 2006-11-30)
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An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.
2007-12-03
4,859 reads
This article presents ten business analysis guidelines, representing best practices from successful projects.
2007-12-03
3,044 reads
The SQL Server 2005 merge replication engine introduced breaking changes that can cause data loss for both MSDE and SQL Server Express subscribers. Find out how this bug manifests itself in a real-world scenario.
2007-12-03
2,048 reads
The first part of a great video series from Chris Shaw of SQL Oncall that walks you through a mock interview and gives advice on how you can present yourself in the best light.
2007-12-03
2,081 reads
One of the most requested features from SQL Server developers is the integration of source control with T-SQL code. SQL Server Management Studio brings some integration with Visual Source Safe and longtime SQL Server author Raj Vasant explains it to us.
2007-11-30 (first published: 2006-12-04)
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