2014-10-20
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Articles
SQLintersection & DEVintersection Conference Descends On Las Vegas November 10-13
DevIntersection and SQLIntersection conference will bring together experts from Microsoft, SQLSkills, .NET Rocks, and 90 industry gurus.
2014-10-20
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Starting as a SQL Server Business Intelligence Developer
Besides the technical skills required to be a proficient SQL Server business intelligence developer, there are numerous "soft" skills that can contribute to your success.
2014-10-20
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Drop and Re-Create All Foreign Key Constraints in SQL Server
Aaron Bertrand supplies a script which generates two separate sets of commands: one to drop all foreign key constraints, and one to create them again. These scripts are stored in a table so that, if you drop the constraints and then disaster of some kind strikes during the create, you still have everything handy and can troubleshoot if needed.
2014-10-17
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Troubleshoot SQL P2P replication doesn't replicate DDL schema change.
This article shows a problem with P2P replication doesn't replicate DDL schema changes and something you might want to check.
2014-10-16
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Set-based Constraint Violation Reporting in SQL Server
When you're importing data into an RDBMS in bulk and an exception condition is raised because of a constraint violation, you generally need to fix the problem with the data and try again. The error won't tell you which rows are causing the violation. What if you've thousands of rows to search when it happens? There are solutions, writes William Sisson.
2014-10-16
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The 3AM Meltdown - New DBA Team Article
Where do you start fixing a SQL Server crash when there isn’t a single clue? The DBA Team had better find out quick, or they’re not going to get any sleep tonight. Find out how it all goes.
2014-10-16
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Performing Azure SQL Database Management Tasks by Using PowerShell with REST API
Recently, we have been exploring the ability to administer Azure SQL Database by leveraging REST APIs invoked from PowerShell-based scripts. Such an approach offers more flexibility, facilitating functionality that is not directly exposed in the PowerShell cmdlets. In this article Marcin Policht shows the benefits when dealing directly with Azure SQL Databases.
2014-10-15
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SQL Azure Point-in-Time Restore
Point-in-Time Restore is a new feature of the SQL Azure Service Tiers
2014-10-14
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Database Deployment Problems Survey
Red Gate is looking to build tools and features to help reduce the risk of database deployment. In order to achieve this, we need to get a better understanding of the most common deployment problems you are encountering when moving changes from development to production. Please help by filling in our two-page survey.
2014-10-14
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