Grant Fritchey (SQL Server MVP) and David Simner (Red Gate developer) give you a step-by-step guide of how you can automate your database deployment Process using Red Gate Deployment Manager.
2013-09-18
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If you are interested in learning firsthand what new features are available, then you should download and install the new SQL Server bits. In this article Greg Larsen will walk you through preparing, downloading and the steps to install the SQL Server 2014 CTP1 release.
2013-09-18
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This metric measures the percentage of free space for transaction log files (LDF files). You’ll find this useful if your SQL Server has limited capacity, so you need to maximize existing disk space utilization by minimizing unused space. It will also alert you if the amount of free space drops below the specified thresholds.
2013-09-17
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Scott Murray has used the Top and Bottom T-SQL functions in SQL Server and wonders, do the same functions exist in the SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) or MDX? If so, how do they work? Can you provide some examples? Check out this tip to learn more.
2013-09-17
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SQLSaturday #228 Cambridge is a training event for SQL Server professionals, Business Intelligence and SQL Server Developers and those just wanting to learn more about SQL Server. This event will consist of a pre-conference day on the 27th September and a free community day on the 28th September 2013.
2013-09-16
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Offsite backups are vital to data integrity, allowing for preservation and backup of data in catastrophic circumstances. Cloud backups have been around for a while, but are now really coming into their own. Tony Davis looks at how to get set up with cloud backups for restores and disaster recovery.
2013-09-16
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SQL Server 2014 introduces enhancements to two common database maintenance operations namely Partition Switching and Online Index Rebuild which greatly increases enterprise application availability by reducing maintenance downtime impact.
2013-09-13
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2013-09-12
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Join us for a free day of SQL Server training and networking on September 21 in Providence Rhode Island. Featured speakers include Paresh Motiwala, Wayne Sheffield, and Jason Brimhall.
2013-09-12
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In real-world applications, it often makes sense to show denormalized data, such as delimited lists, within the application's user interface. Dwain Camps shows why, and how, the distribution business stores information about 'islands' in sequences in order to track the status of the shipping of a consignment. It makes a great SQL puzzle.
2013-09-12
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By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
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I have some data in a SQL Server 2025 database. It looks like this for the dbo.Customer table:
CustomerID CustomerName PreferredName 1 Steve Steve 2 Andy Andy 3 Brian Brian 4 Allan Allan 5 Devin Devin 6 Steve Steve 7 Sally SallyI want to detect which names have a single trailing space. The CustomerName is a varchar() and the PreferredName is a CHAR(). Does this query detect the problem rows?
SELECT
CustomerID,
CustomerName,
PreferredName
FROM Customer
WHERE CustomerName <> RTRIM(CustomerName)
OR PreferredName <> RTRIM(PreferredName); See possible answers