When using SQL Server, you frequently need to work with data that represents intervals of time. For example, consider intervals representing sessions, contracts, projects, and so on. Tasks related to interval manipulation are typically quite intriguing, especially because coming up with efficient solutions isn't easy. Itzik Ben-Gan explains
2013-08-01
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SQL Saturday is coming to Baton Rouge for a free day of SQL Server training and Networking on August 3.
There is also a pre-conference session presented by Bill Pearson on Practical Self-Service BI with PowerPivot for Excel on August 2nd.
2013-07-31 (first published: 2013-07-19)
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Wouldn't be nice if we can set the "read only" property of any table to be on or off easily with one simple stored procedure call?
2013-07-30
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When you're monitoring SQL Server, it's better to capture a baseline for those aspects that you're checking, such as workload, Physical I/O or performance. Once you know what is normal, then performance tuning and resource provisioning can be done in a timely manner before any problems becomes apparent. We can prevent problems by being able to predict them. Louis shows how to get started.
2013-07-30
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SQL Saturday is returning to St Louis for a full day of free SQL Server training and networking. This year's event will be on August 3, 2013 at the Saint Louis University's Center for Workforce & Organizational Development. We hope to see you there.
2013-07-30 (first published: 2013-06-26)
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This article contains a set of instructions for configuring SQL Server mirroring, including pre-requisites. It also includes notes on how to resolve a few issues that I have encountered.
2013-07-29 (first published: 2011-02-01)
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This article will show a way to find all SQL Servers, particularly those that have been forgotten about or lost.
2013-07-29 (first published: 2011-04-19)
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Steve Jones presents some disaster stories with ideas on how you might prevent, or mitigate the effects, of those problem situations.
2013-07-29
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The report function, lookup, can be used to link two independent datesets.
2013-07-29
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With the massive number of servers running SQL Server within virtual machines (VMs), it's critically important for DBAs to understand the high availability options available when SQL Server is running within a VM.
2013-07-29
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By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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