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Change Management in Your Database

SQL Server has no change management integrated with the native tools. This means that each person must develop their own method of handling changes, or live with the chaos that will inevitably ensue. There are a number of articles written about various ways to handle change management and Dinesh Asanka shares his here. Read on and see if this helps you get a handle on changes in your environment.

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2004-05-27

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Replication Gotcha - Columns with Defaults

Some days the simplest things go wrong. On this particular day Andy tried to remove a column that was part of an article in a transactional publication, wound up in an inconsistent state that required a snapshot to fix. Deeper investigation reveals the cause and a work around.

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2004-05-25

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Every DBA Should Know Which Databases are be Backed Up

Do you know which of your databases are being backed up? Everyone answers "Yes", but I'm sure that there are times that someone creates a new database and you don't know about it. I know in my job, with hundreds of servers, it happens. Here's a technique for keeping track of those databases from Leo Peysakhovich.

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2004-05-24

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Don't Get Left Behind

Production DBAs may be a dying breed. At least according to some sources. While we're not sure that we agree with that, there is definitely a trend that should have you working on your career. The day of the DBA that only manages the operational data store is waning. Today's DBAs need to be flexible and have a number of other skills. Brian Knight looks at a few of the skills that you might to add to your arsenal to be prepared for the future of SQL Server.

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2004-05-21

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Quest Central For SQL Server (Freeware)

Quest Central® for SQL Server is an integrated database management solution designed to enable administrators to manage complex database environments and simplify everyday tasks. Quest Central for SQL Server provides DBAs with a set of tools to achieve higher levels of availability and reliability, leverage and extend native SQL Server administration capabilities, and adds multi-server and change management capabilities to make database management easier.

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2004-05-21

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Creating a System Stored Procedure

Creating a system stored procedure isn't hard. You're always cautioned from making changes to the system, depending on the system for a particular functionality, etc., and you should be cautious. However adding system stored procedures to your servers can be beneficial and make your administration much more convenient. Read on the see how easy this can be to do.

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2004-05-20

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