Disaster Recovery Reporting scripts
Joe Sack returns (is back?) with some scripts you can use to log information you may need when disaster strikes.
2003-08-22
1,438 reads
Articles
Testing for an Updated Column in a Trigger
The columns_updated function gives you the ability to easily test to see if specific columns were modified with less code than you might otherwise need to use. In this article Andy Warren demonstrates how to create a trigger that uses this function and points out some reasons why you may NOT want to use it!
2003-08-21
18,240 reads
Create Maintenance Job with a Click without using a Wizard
Don't like the blackbox approach of maintenance plans? Like the maintenance plans but need a tweak to suit your needs? New author Robin Back has put together a monster script to allow you to build your own quickly and easily.
2003-08-20
9,810 reads
Where Do I Want To Go Today? - Lossless Performance
Where should SQL Server go in the future? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server. This article looks at some of the performance related enahncements he'd like to see.
2003-08-18
4,629 reads
SQL Server Security: Login Weaknesses
Brian writes regularly for us on sql security issues, this week he discusses the pros and cons of various authentication methods.
2003-08-14
18,215 reads
Script your Data in T-SQL format
SQL Scripter is a tool for SQL Server 7.0/2000 database administrators and developers to script data in a valid T-SQL format which can be executed in Query Analyzer. All types are supported (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). It's free in the moment. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-13
1,259 reads
Cluster That Index! Part Two
Chris discusses questions raised by his first article on clustered indexes. Few subjects more important to master than clustered indexes, this is good reading!
2003-08-12
9,988 reads
Red Earth Technologies releases Superior SQL Builder
Red Earth Technologies announces the release of Superior SQL Builder, a new SQL tool that visually builds complete SQL scripts, not just single queries. It employs a completely different method of developing SQL scripts. By taking advantage of new scripting technology, Superior SQL Builder can visually build complete SQL scripts within a single, integrated environment. This means that SQL scripts can be developed faster, while reducing syntax and logic errors. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-12
68 reads
Where Do I Want To Go Today? - Real Time Defragging
Where should SQL Server go in the future? What enhancements are needed? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server.
2003-08-11
5,168 reads
Log Navigator Final Beta Released
The final beta of Log Navigator has been released. This sql server auditing tool reads the MS SQL Server transaction log to track all data changes with no performance overhead or use of triggers. You can read database auditing trails from activity that took place even before the tool was installed. Powerful filters allow you to sort audit data by date, user, table and more. New features include LIVE LOG support and XML export. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-11
48 reads
Blogs
Prime Day Recommendations
By Steve Jones
It’s Prime Day. A few of my recommendations, since I want to do some...
Fabric for Operational Reporting & SQL Endpoint Trap
With Fabric Mirroring, Microsoft is promoting a nice and appealing story for operational reporting...
Crawl, Walk, Run with Agentic Development of Power BI Assets
If you’ve been watching AI roll through the data community and thinking, “this seems...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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Question of the Day
Multiple Values Inserted
I have this code on SQL Server 2022. What happens when it runs all at once?
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Commission GO CREATE TABLE dbo.Commission (id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT CommissionPK PRIMARY KEY , salesperson VARCHAR(20) , commission VARCHAR(20) ) GO INSERT dbo.Commission ( salesperson, commission) VALUES ( 'Brian', 12 ), ( 'Brian', 'None' ) GOSee possible answers