Conversion of a plain English problem into T-SQL

An example of how a mathematical problem was converted into T-SQL by evolving a script in iterations.

TSQL Challenge 66 - Find the most relevant advertisement based on keyw

A website wants to display most relevant ads on each of its web pages based on the keywords associated with each page.

Running SQL Server with Hyper-V Dynamic Memory

Memory is a critical resource to Microsoft SQL Server workloads, especially in a virtualized environment where resources are shared and contention for shared resources can lead to negative impact on the workload. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 introduced Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, which enables virtual machines to make more efficient use of physical memory resources.

SQL Relay, October 2011

A series training in the UK is happening this week. Read more to find out any of the 16 user group meetings can fit into your schedule.

Five Things (We Bet) You Didn't Know About Subversion

Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:30am Eastern, 8:30am Pacific

Come and learn The Truth about Migration to and Administration for Apache Subversion. CollabNet, Subversion founder and corporate sponsor, and Red Gate Software, number one in SQL source management using any SCM system, want to share five powerful truths about Subversion that will fortify your decision to leave VSS behind.

Using PowerShell for SQL Server Database Backups

If you're starting to learn PowerShell and want to see how you can use it for common DBA tasks, this tip will show you how to create a basic PowerShell script to backup all your user databases.

Custom SSMS Shortcuts for ETL Developer. Part 3: Source-Target Mapping

Provides a SQL code that generates a source-target transformation query and can be helpful at several stages of data warehouse development lifecycle.

Raw Materials - Mediocrity Defended

Somebody Has to Do It, Apparently

Debugging Data Flow in SQL Server Integration Services

You can save a lot of time by using the SSIS Troubleshooting tools. These enable you to work with reduced data samples, monitor row counts, use data viewers, configure error-handling and monitoring package execution. Although you can develop SSIS packages without them, it is so much easier once you're familiar with these tools.

How to Setup Log Shipping for Multiple Databases

This article by Brian Davey describes how to setup log shipping for a large number of databases minimizing the number of jobs needed thus significantly reducing CPU and memory usage.