SQL Saturday #212 - Redmond
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2013-05-02
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Articles
Part 1: How to solve the transactional issues of isolation levels
Transaction Isolation levels are described in terms of which concurrency side-effects, such as dirty reads or phantom reads, are allowed.
2013-05-01
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Identify the Cause of SQL Server Blocking
In this tip, Basit Farooq shares a query written using dynamic management views (DMVs) that will help you to quickly identify SPIDs and other useful information about the processes that are causing blocking on a SQL Server instance.
2013-05-01
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Ordered Loading of Databases Tables Using SSIS
Finding the load order for inserting data into a that respects referential integrity is sometimes difficult. If you are using SSIS, the task is made easier.
2013-04-30
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Managing the SQL Server Transaction Log: Dealing with Explosive Log Growth
You've just become responsible for a database, only to find that the log file is growing out of control. Why is it happening and what do you do to correct it?
2013-04-30
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Parallel Processing Using Jobs
Learn about a simple way to run uniform tasks in parallel using self-deleting jobs.
2013-04-29
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2013-04-29
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SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - Using PowerShell to Configure Package Execution Parameters
Marcin Policht explores some of PowerShell's SSIS-specific automation capabilities by demonstrating the process of configuring an already deployed package in order to carry out a parameterized package execution.
2013-04-29
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A Check and Foreign Key Constraint Improves Query Performance
Check and foreign key constraint do not degrade performance but actually improve it.
2013-04-26 (first published: 2010-10-21)
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Registration is open for SQL Relay
SQL Relay is an annual community-run series of SQL Server training events across the UK. SQL Relay will run 8, 1-day conferences over the course of 2 weeks starting June 17th. Speakers from Microsoft, global IT companies, and a host of MVPs, are covering topics on DBA, business intelligence, and development.
2013-04-26
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
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Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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