2007-10-09
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Articles
Partitioning - Part 2
Continuing on with a look at SQL Server 205 partitioning features, Andy Warren delves into archiving techniques.
2007-10-08
9,130 reads
Why We Like SQLServerCentral
We reached the half million member milestone last week and had a contest. Read on to see the winners.
2007-10-08
556 reads
Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part 3
Part 3 of this series illustrates how to script PowerShell cmdlets and execute them. Scripting is essential for automation and executing repetitive tasks.
2007-10-08
2,957 reads
Write custom trace files in TSQL
SQL Server 2005's default trace is great for monitoring system information and for finding out what happened on your server after problems occur. However, there are times when the events that the default captures are not what you need. Here are instructions for how you can create your own trace files in TSQL to catch events on your database machine.
2007-10-08
3,101 reads
Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part II
Part II of this series discusses more about PowerShell and its features in conjunction with SMO.
2007-10-05
3,170 reads
SQL Server Spotlight on Buck Woody
One of the people responsible for Books Online in SQL Server 2005 takes a few minutes to share some thoughts with SQLServerCentral.com
2007-10-04
1,613 reads
Enterprise Architecture: Connect-the-Dots for Adults
Developing an enterprise architecture can be viewed as connect-the-dots for adults. However, in doing so, all you get is a pretty picture and not a management tool that can help an organization understand and manage itself.
2007-10-04
2,786 reads
Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part I
As you probably know, Windows PowerShell is the new command shell and scripting language that provides a command line environment for interactive exploration and administration of computers. In addition, it provides an opportunity to script these commands so that we can schedule and run these scripts multiple times.
2007-10-04
3,709 reads
Getting the Most Out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer, Part II
Brian Kelley continues his series on getting the most out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer. In this article he looks at the Object Browser and the Transact-SQL Debugger, new features in the 2000 Edition which can reduce development and troubleshooting time for DBAs and database developers.
2007-10-03 (first published: 2002-03-05)
40,168 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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