Contract Work
Make a little extra money and find a contract job through our partnership with HohGigs.
2006-06-14
5,827 reads
Articles
Differential Backup Tricks
Differential backups are left out of many DBAs backup strategy, but they are a great tool to shrink your backup window, save disk space, and more. However they can be slightly tricky when you look to perform a restore. New author Qian Ye brings us an interesting issue that occured during differential testing.
2006-06-14
8,308 reads
Tuning Up SQL Server 2005 Databases
SQL Server 2005 comes with a built-in answer to this problem: the Database Engine Tuning Advisor. Combining a simple user interface with a deep knowledge of SQL Server, this utility can help you tune your databases for peak performance.
2006-06-14
3,523 reads
Database Commenting Guideline
Commenting seems to be the bane of every programmer, database or otherwise. Sachin Dedhiya brings us a look at brings some standards to how you should comment your code in a SQL Server database.
2006-06-13
7,129 reads
PASS 2006 Reception
Once again the SQLServerCentral.com staff is putting on a Tuesday night reception. Read how you can attend this November in Seattle.
2006-06-13
1,884 reads
Reap the Benefits of SQL Server's New Database Tuning Advisor
The Database Tuning Advisor (DTA) is an improvement over the old Index Tuning Wizard. Learn how to access the advanced features of DTA from the command line with a custom configuration.
2006-06-13
1,777 reads
SSIS Training
SQLServerCentral.com is offering Integration Services training at our new training center. Sign up today and learn from Brian Knight, MVP and SSIS Guru.
2006-06-12
8,557 reads
Agile Development and ICONIX
Lightweight and adaptable, but with proper emphasis on the design phase, the ICONIX methodology can help you avoid Constant Refactoring After Programming...
2006-06-09
1,977 reads
Further Your Career
Training is an important part of anyone's life in technology, especially if you are a SQL Server DBA or developer. With the release of 2005, the entire paradigm of working with SQL Server has changed and you need to be working on your own personal knowledge base. Steve Jones takes a look at how you can get training and shake the funding loose as well.
2006-06-08
7,021 reads
To SP or not to SP in SQL Server: an argument for stored procedures
A seemingly never-ending battle in online database forums involves the question of whether or not database application development should involve the use of stored procedures.
2006-06-08
2,270 reads
Blogs
The end of an era – why I chose not to renew my MVP
By DataOnWheels
Two years ago, two things happened within a few days of each other. I...
PowerShell Strikes Back: A New Script
By gbargsley
This is it. The final chapter of PowerShell Strikes Back. Over the past four...
Claude Desktop
By Arun Sirpal
Claude is more than a chat window. The desktop experience includes structured workspaces, generated...
Forums
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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QUOTENAME Behavior
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QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers