2011-06-02 (first published: 2009-03-18)
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Articles
Free BI Training in June
Free training from Pragmatic Works, Microsoft and SQLServerCentral. Learn about SSAS performance, SSIS Configurations, GIS in SSRS and more.
2011-06-02 (first published: 2011-05-27)
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SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Integration Services - Message Queuing Using Script Task
SQL Server 2008 R2 Integration Services offer a number of built-in features that simplify ETL, but they come with limited functionality. Here's a solution.
2011-06-02
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The SQL Server BI Quiz
From MVP Jacob Sebastian, creator of the T-SQL Challenges, there is a BI quiz throughout the month of June. Enter and answer questions each day for the chance to win prizes.
2011-06-02
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Red Gate extends freedom of mobile SQL monitoring
Red Gate has released SQL Monitor 2.3, providing improved data analysis and the ability to receive alerts through PagerDuty.
2011-06-01
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Determine SQL Server memory use by database and object
For many people, the way that SQL Server uses memory can be a bit of an enigma. A large percentage of the memory your SQL Server instance utilizes is consumed by buffer pool (essentially, data). Without a lot of digging, it can be hard to tell which of your databases consume the most buffer pool memory, and even more so, which objects within those databases. This information can be quite useful, for example, if you are considering an application change to split your database across multiple servers, or trying to identify databases that are candidates for consolidation.
2011-06-01
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2011-05-31
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Raw Materials - The Vermillion Screen of Death
An elementary error foils Peter's plans for world domination.
2011-05-31 (first published: 2009-03-11)
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Using Extended Events to troubleshoot SQL Server issues
As a DBA, you'll encounter elusive performance, connectivity and locking problems that you'll need to troubleshoot. There are many tools that you can use such as Profiler. In addition to these tools, SQL Server 2008 offers extended events ("XEvents"), which you can use as a powerful tracing system. By default, the "system_health" extended events session is always on, and can provide you help to locate the source of trouble much faster.
2011-05-31
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Database testing. The ferret and the rabbit
Can one generalize from agile techniques of application testing to database testing. Phil isn't entirely convinced that it can do any more that remove the distracting trivial bugs in order to allow testers to concentrate on the important issues
2011-05-30
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Hyperscale Replicas III
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