Working with SQL Server Recovery Models
The recovery models of SQL Server define how different backup and restore tasks will be performed on your database. When choosing a recovery model,
2013-03-05
3,619 reads
Articles
An Incremental Database Development and Deployment Framework
Often, an existing database application must evolve rapidly by incremental steps. Alex describes a tried and tested system to provide an automated approach to deploying both new and existing database systems, whilst dealing with common security and configuration issues.
2013-03-05
3,607 reads
How to move a SQL Server Log Shipped Secondary Database to Different SQL Server
This tip I will explains a step-by-step method to perform the SQL Server Log Shipping migration.
2013-03-04
2,547 reads
SQL Saturday #187 - Richmond
A free day of training in Richmond, VA. Come along and see Steve Jones, Grant Fritchey and more.
2013-03-04 (first published: 2013-02-27)
2,156 reads
New Free Event for Database Professionals in Virginia
SQL Server developers and database administrators have the chance to attend a free half-day event, in Richmond, VA - hosted by SQL Server experts Steve Jones and Grant Fritchey.
2013-03-01 (first published: 2013-02-20)
499 reads
Using a Variable for an IN Predicate
How to use a passed string variable for an IN type predicate in your queries as a way to more efficiently handle an array of strings.
2013-03-01 (first published: 2011-06-21)
26,750 reads
SQL Server Statistics Questions We Were Too Shy to Ask
If you need to optimise SQL Server performance, it pays to understand SQL Server Statistics. Grant Fritchey answers some frequently-asked questions about SQL Server Statistics: the ones we somehow feel silly asking in public, and think twice about doing so.
2013-03-01
4,125 reads
Universal Product Codes: a Database Primer
An introduction to Universal Product Codes with code to help you use them in your database.
2013-02-28
6,635 reads
SSIS Basics: Using the Conditional Split
The Conditional Split can route data rows to different outputs depending on whatever criteria of the data that you wish. It works rather like the SWITCH block in a procedural language. Annette shows how to add a conditional split to your data flow.
2013-02-28
3,050 reads
Shred XML column using SSIS
This article describes a way using SSIS to shred a XML column from a source table into its respective columns in the destination table.
2013-02-27
7,660 reads
Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
By ReviewMyDB
Index maintenance has always meant nightly jobs and a window you have to defend....
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
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When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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