2019-08-05
Articles
How SQL Server monitoring benefits your whole organization.
The 2019 State of SQL Server Monitoring report showed how instrumental monitoring is to managing server estates. In this guide, we go further, demonstrating how monitoring can benefit your entire organization. From development to IT management, and from finance to the C-suite. Download your free copy of the guide today
2019-08-05
Keeping tables online during loading with schema swapping using SSIS
In this article, we discuss how schema swapping method can be used to keep tables online during the load process.
2019-08-02 (first published: 2017-12-05)
7,589 reads
Help! SQL Server 2008 is Still Here!
Your company is ignoring the news: SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2 are officially out of support as of today, but nothing’s changing at your company. You still have SQL Server 2008 in production, and you’re a little nervous. How should you approach the conversations with management? Brent Ozar will help: he;s been there too.
2019-08-02
Practical steps for end-to-end data protection
If you plan to make production data available for development and test purposes, you'll need to understand which columns contain personal or sensitive data, create a data catalog to record those decisions, devise and implement a data masking, and then provision the sanitized database copies. Richard Macaskill show how to automate as much of this process as possible.
2019-08-02
How to Unclog SQL Server
In this article, learn how one DBA solved a query timeout issue with an application by examining the effects that different temporary objects have on query performance.
2019-08-01
11,095 reads
Worst Practices - Objects Not Owned by DBO
Last week Andy launched a new series about Worst Practices by talking about why the Hungarian naming convention is bad for column names. This week he's at it again, declaring that the practice of having objects owned by anyone other than dbo is BAD! Agree or disagree, we think you'll enjoy reading this article and adding your thoughts to the discussion!
2019-08-01 (first published: 2002-09-12)
38,429 reads
Worst Practices - Part 1 of a Very Long Series!
Andy starts a new series about Worst Practices - come find out why and read about the first one on his list - using Hungarian Notation for column names!
2019-08-01 (first published: 2001-10-09)
34,397 reads
3 ways Managed Services Providers can offer more value
Redgate's Will Sharman explores ways that database MSPs can save time, minimize effort and work more efficiently, while at the same time providing more value to their customers.
2019-08-01
Polling and Survey Data Transparency
Polls and surveys are increasing in use. If you are a DBA, developer, or data scientist, then it is good to understand how to structure your systems for transparency and proper use.
2019-08-01
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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