Removing Rows with the DELETE Statement in SQL Server
Greg Larsen explores how to remove rows from a SQL Server table using the DELETE statement.
2014-11-18
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Articles
SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Possible Duplicate Indexes
When a table has multiple indexes defined on the same columns, it produces duplicate indexes that waste space and have a negative impact on performance. This metric measures the number of possible duplicate indexes per database above a set threshold. You can then consider dropping the indexes and reverse the change.
2014-11-18
7,931 reads
SQL Overview VII - SSRS Reports and Subscriptions
In the next installment of his series on the SQL Overview toolkit, David Bird looks at the information collected about SSRS.
2014-11-17
5,345 reads
SSIS 2012 Projects: Setup, Project Creation and Deployment
It used to be that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages had to be deployed individually. Now, they can be all deployed together from a single file by means of the Project Deployment Model introduced in SSIS 2012. Where there are tens or hundreds of SSIS packages to deploy, this system is essential.
2014-11-17
8,447 reads
ETL Performance Auditing - Part 3: Auditing Data Warehouse Phase
Easy way to setup a comprehensive ETL Performance auditing Solution no matter how complicated your ETL setup.
2014-11-14 (first published: 2012-06-19)
9,092 reads
Overcoming the OPENQUERY Record Limit for AD
Sometimes you have to pull more than 50,000 records. A script to do that inside the 1000 record limit.
2014-11-13
8,215 reads
Configuring Critical SQL Server Alerts
What do you do when you want to receive critical server health alerts?
2014-11-13
8,936 reads
Database Configuration Management for SQL Server
It is not just the rapid and painless testing, deployment and update of databases that requires care in the retention and management of configuration information. Configuration information is also essential for audit, resilience, and support. The range of documentation varies widely with the database and its setting, but the underlying principles remain the same. Without appropriate configuration management, automation is likely to be futile.
2014-11-12
10,784 reads
SQL Server Source Control Basics
Source control can and should play a key role in the database development and deployment process, and this book will show you exactly how to get started.
2014-11-11
1,945 reads
Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidental DBA
Three SQL Server MVPs, and stalwarts of the SQLServerCentral and MSDN community forums, provide fascinating insight into the most common SQL Server problems, why they occur, and how they can be diagnosed using tools such as Performance Monitor, Dynamic Management Views and server-side tracing. The focus is on practical solutions for removing root causes of these problems, rather than "papering over the cracks".
2014-11-11
26,043 reads
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