SQL Server guru Andy Warren has been working with all aspects of SQL Server for many years and is slowly upgrading his skills to SQL Server 2005. Here he takes a look at SMO basics, which is the replacement for DMO.
2006-06-28
10,433 reads
Use Linked Reports to provide multiple "versions" of a single source report, as a mechanism for restricting consumer groups to their respective data in accordance with a "need to know."
2006-06-28
2,200 reads
Have you ever used XP_RESULTSET in SQL Server? If you're like most DBAs, this procedure is rarely used and can be a little complicated to setup. New author J. T. Shyman brings us a look at just how useful this command can be in executing a command on every database.
2006-06-27
12,890 reads
If I had a penny for every person who said "usability is just common sense", I'd have a pretty reasonable stack of pennies – maybe 30 or so. Clearly I'm not going to be able to retire on this, but at least it demonstrates that many people have misconceptions about how usable interfaces are designed.
2006-06-27
2,601 reads
SQL Server 2005 has a new administrative tool called Management Studio, with many enhancements and changes from Enterprise Manager. But it's not just for SQL Server 2005 as new author Rob Farley shows us how to use this tool with SQL Server 2000.
2006-06-26
13,581 reads
This white paper describes how SQL Server 2005 uses tempdb. Many improvements in SQL Server 2005 optimize tempdb usage and make it easier to manage and to troubleshoot. A case study that uses a workload similar to TPC Benchmark H (TPC-H) shows new ways to manage and troubleshoot tempdb resources. This paper also includes items to consider when upgrading to SQL Server 2005 and configuring tempdb
2006-06-26
3,001 reads
Attaching and detaching databases is old hat these days right? Do you know how to reattach a database that has more than 16 files? Or do you know what happens if you try to reattach a database that had two log files but one is missing/deleted? And even if you know the answer to that - do you know how to fix it without restoring from backup? Maybe it's not ALL old hat just yet!
2006-06-23 (first published: 2002-04-05)
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The latest GotW award goes to Glenn Johnson, .NET trainer and author of Programming Microsoft ADO.NET Applications:
2006-06-23
3,168 reads
The latest puzzle craze seems to be Sudoko with all kinds of online puzzles, books, etc. appearing around the world. Longtime SQL Server guru David Poole decided solving the puzzles was not enough of a challenge and brings us some T-SQL to help solve those difficult ones keeping you from getting back to work.
2006-06-22
17,686 reads
Although the challenges of designing and developing an embedded software package are obvious, the effort of providing remote support for the deployed application is often underestimated.
2006-06-22
2,581 reads
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
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