Change Tracking and Database Refactoring
Using change tracking in SQL Server 2008 to aid in database refactoring within an OLTP system.
2011-08-11
5,807 reads
Articles
2011-08-11 (first published: 2009-07-29)
9,834 reads
Using PowerShell and WMI Events Queries for Powerful Notifications
With PowerShell in one hand, and WMI in the other, DBAs can do almost anything in their Window's environments, and Laerte Junior is using his powers for good. He built a highly precise, highly configurable alerting system for his servers, and now shows us exactly how he did it.
2011-08-11
3,128 reads
Understanding Utility Control Point (UCP) in SQL Server 2008 R2
As your business grows, the number of applications grows as well, as do the SQL Server instances to support these applications. As a SQL DBA, you need to have a multi-server management dashboard that proactively tells you about the resource utilization on each SQL Server instance.
2011-08-10
3,414 reads
Raw Materials - Alternative Energy
Revenge is a dish best served cold, but body temperature's OK, too.
2011-08-09 (first published: 2009-07-22)
9,337 reads
Simplify Large Queries with Temporary Tables, Table Variables and CTEs
This article demonstrates how to manage the development of complex queries by building them in stages with temporary tables, table variables and common table expressions.
2011-08-09
10,330 reads
Automatically Capturing SQL Server Performance Metrics
This article looks to provide a method that you can use to collect the author's top 10 SQL Server performance metrics automatically over time.
2011-08-09
4,684 reads
Hidden RBAR: Counting with Recursive CTE's
"Counting" is essential to many high performance code techniques. SQL Server MVP, Jeff Moden, shows us how to make sure that we're "Counting" and not "Crippling" our trick-code.
2011-08-08
22,735 reads
TSQL Challenge 62 - Break a long sentence in groups of 5 words
Read the input string and break each sentence into groups of 5 words. A row may contain more than one sentence. Each sentence in the input should start a new group.
2011-08-08
1,213 reads
Adding the Script Task to Your SSIS Packages
Script tasks are a great way of extending SSIS functionality, when none of the built-in components are quite right for the task you need to perform. But how to go about creating a script task? No worries, once again Robert Sheldon is on hand to provide easy instructions on how to do it.
2011-08-08
3,543 reads
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