SQLInserts 2.0 Released
LockwoodTech has released a new version of SQLInserts with an entirely redesigned interface that supports client-side WHERE clauses, column level scripting, table level row maximums and much more.
2003-05-13
535 reads
Articles
Integrating SQL LiteSpeed in your existing Backup Infrastructure
This articles makes the case for using SQL LiteSpeed over other backup solutions and presents some notes about why the DBA should manage backups rather than offloading to network administration.
2003-05-12
5,470 reads
Economies of Speed Whitepaper
Seagate has a white paper out that discusses how faster (15k rpm) drives can lead to lower cost of ownership. Interesting, and worth looking into.
2003-05-08
1,600 reads
Handling The Text Data Type
Robert is back this week with a look at the text data type. Not the easiest thing to work with, but sometimes a varchar just doesn't give you the range you need.
2003-05-07
27,552 reads
An Automated Solution for Migrating Database Structures
This article by Simon Galbraith (from Red Gate software, maker of SQL Compare) discusses migrating changes from development to staging, QA, and on to production. If you've never seen the need for a schema compare tool (Steve Jones!), this is worth reading.
2003-05-06
2,750 reads
Auto Close and Auto Shrink - Just Don't
New author! Mike Pearson discusses how auto close was at the root of a performance problem he was troubleshooting, how you can check your servers easily, and discusses why both auto close and auto shrink are bad ideas in a production environment.
2003-05-05
22,153 reads
Sneak peak at Log Navigator II
As LockwoodTech Log Navigator Beta releases approaches we have released a bunch of new screen shots on product features. Log Navigator reads the MS SQL Server Transaction Log to allow you to passively audit data changes (inserts, updates and deletes) made to your database.
2003-05-05
619 reads
Creating a Script from a Stored Procedure
Ryan demonstrates how he arrived at a solution that allows you to create scripts from a stored procedure using SQL-DMO. If you get interested in DMO, we've got quite a bit of additional content here on the site to help you get going! Ryan is a new author here on the site, please take a minute to read his article, add a comment, maybe just say hello.
2003-05-02
17,100 reads
New MDX Book Published
Fast Track to MDX gives readers all the necessary background information needed to write useful, powerful MDX expressions and introduces the most frequently used MDX functions and constructs. No prior knowledge is assumed and examples are used throughout the book to rapidly develop MDX skills to the point where a reader can solve real business problems. A CD containing examples from within the book, and a time-limited version of ProClarity, is included
2003-05-01
2,698 reads
Getting Certified
Brian spends a lot of time in our forums helping out. Based on a recent question from a reader he put together some tips he used when he was preparing for the MCSE exams. Interesting reading!
2003-04-30
9,889 reads
Blogs
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Is there an ISERROR equivalent in SS?
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Analyzing Tempdb Spills and Usage Across Recursive Queries
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Question of the Day
Creating a new API in Data API Builder
If I run "dab init" to create a new API over a database, what parameters are required?
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