Case Study of Building a Data Warehouse with Analysis Services (Part O
In the first of a two-part series, Baya Pavliashvili, database administration expert, offers solutions to your business problem using a data warehouse.
2006-03-01
4,624 reads
Articles
The Zero to N Parameter Problem
T-SQL has some well known limitations when working with parameters for a stored procedure, not the least of which is a variable number of parameters. While there are some solutions, they can be cumbersome to work with. Sloan Holliday brings us a creative solution using XML that can solve many issues.
2006-02-28
12,055 reads
Indexing Guide: The art and science of SQL Server indexing
You can improve your SQL performance by using indexes. But you have to choose the proper indexes and make sure the ones you do choose fit into your business situation. In this indexing guide, you will find answers to common indexing questions, indexing dos and don'ts, and tricks for working with the Index Tuning Wizard to improve overall system performance for SQL Server 2000 servers. This is particularly useful for servers that need a boost before they are upgraded to SQL Server 2005.
2006-02-28
5,279 reads
Utility Procedures
Have you ever wanted to create your own utility procedures in SQL Server? Maybe your own information schema view? SQL Server export David Poole brings us an article dicussing these very topcis and offers advice on how to proceed.
2006-02-27
12,368 reads
Stored procedure: Generate code for ad hoc data operations
A SQL Server DBA often needs to perform ad hoc operations on data in their databases. The tasks can typically be handled with simple T-SQL statements, but other times a more complex operation is called for – and having to manually enter all the T-SQL code necessary for such an operation is not appealing! It can be difficult to perfect the syntax, and tedious to list column names once, twice or even three times. Fortunately, useful template code can be easily generated instead of being entered by hand.
2006-02-27
3,601 reads
Applying the Principle of Least Privilege to User Accounts on Windows
A defense-in-depth strategy, with overlapping layers of security, is the best way to counter these threats, and the least-privileged user account (LUA) approach is an important part of that defensive strategy. The LUA approach ensures that users follow the principle of least privilege and always log on with limited user accounts. This strategy also aims to limit the use of administrative credentials to administrators, and then only for administrative tasks.
2006-02-24
2,597 reads
DB Ghost Packager
DB Ghost BUILDS, COMPARES and SYNCHRONIZES your SQL Server databases. It guarantees database integrity by building databases directly from your source control system.
2006-02-23
2,982 reads
Interviewing
How should you interview for that new DBA job? What is appropriate and what should you leave out? Steve Jones shares some advice on interviewing that has helped him in his career.
2006-02-23
10,969 reads
OPENROWSET function in SQL Server 2005
mong other enhancements in SQL Server 2005, enhancements were made to the OPENROWSET function. This article illustrates BULK operations of the OPENROWSET function.
2006-02-23
2,688 reads
Microsoft Reporting Services 2005 Features and Enhancements
Reporting Services was one of the most popular add-ons to SQL Server 2000 and the next version has been greatly improved. Author Kamran Ali brings us a look at some of the new features and enhancements in this platform.
2006-02-22
19,794 reads
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The Max PK Length
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