How to track database file growth over a period of time?
This stored procedure shows you the growth patterns of your SQL Server database files and enables you to plan ahead for your future storage needs!
2002-02-28
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Articles
Technical Chat: Inside with Jim Gray--The Search for Petabyte Storage
Please join Jim Gray, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft Research, for this Q&A Session. Jim, the father of Structured Query Language, has been looking at LARGE databases like Google, Hotmail, BarBar, CERN, EOS/DIS, Internet Archive, and others that are either at a Petabyte or will grow to a petabyte scale in the next year or so.
2002-02-28
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Dynamic SQL vs. Static SQL Part 1 - Security
Sooner or later everyone who works with SQL Server hears that it is better to avoid dynamic SQL at all cost. Dynamic SQL will force you to give out more permissions than static SQL. This article by Robert Marda shows you some of the security issues with dynamic SQL.
2002-02-27
11,694 reads
Optimizing Stored Procedures To Avoid Recompiles
One of the most overlooked areas in optimizing SQL Server and Transact-SQL is the recompilations of stored procedures. A database getting thousands of recompiles an hour will suffer in performance and show short term blocking that will affect the database users. This article by Randy Dyess shows you some of the ways you can avoid stored procedure recompiles.
2002-02-26
22,206 reads
Review of Debugging the Development Process
Andy read this book recently and gave it a great review. Even though it's not a SQL book! Seriously, take a look at the review. It's a good book that is fun to read.
2002-02-26
3,258 reads
Is 0% Downtime Possible?
Steve Jones examines the possible notion that a system can achieve 0% downtime. Read on to see if he thinks it's possible.
2002-02-25
5,961 reads
AdeptSQL Workshop released
Adept SQL Tools has released AdeptSQL Workshop, an IDE for SQL-based database schema creation and management. Includes fast drag'n'drop SQL decompiler, editor, preprocessor, SQL analyzer and difference engine, "revision history" scripts with a separate player utility for remote db deployment, integration with MS Visual SourceSafe. Pricing starts at $130,
$199 with VSS support.
2002-02-25
3,342 reads
Compare SQL Server Databases with sp_CompareDB
Use this free stored procedure to compare two different SQL Server databases in order to discover how they differ. Sp_CompareDB can compare both table structures and the data stored in them. Also learn how the stored procedure was written.
2002-02-22
1,214 reads
Exploring Deadlocks
In this article by Robert Marda, he shows you how to detect and correct deadlocks.
2002-02-19
8,302 reads
SQL Server Security Part 3
In the final article in the series, Chris Kempster covers some of the more advanced methods to securing your SQL Server.
2002-02-18
9,688 reads
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