Relational Types.
As I try to drag my team (sometimes with resistance, sometimes with pleasure) into the world of relational principles, I...
2010-12-23
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Articles
Fun with SQL Server Profiler trace files and PowerShell
Running Profiler traces against multiple servers becomes a painful process when it’s time to collate and filter all that data. It would be time-consuming, frustrating and messy if Laerte hadn’t written this handy PowerShell script (complete with examples) to help you out.
2010-12-22
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Should I have AutoGrowth enabled on my SQL Server Database
I was reading a few forum posts yesterday where a few people were complaining that the transaction log had grown...
2010-12-22
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Monitoring Table Size Growth in SQL Server
This article demonstrates how to monitor table size growth in SQL Server.
2010-12-21
4,522 reads
Viewing RING_BUFFER_OOM Errors
Onion Ring Buffer?
A client asked a co-worker to take a look at a query for reviewing RING_BUFFER_OOM messages in sys.dm_os_ring_buffers. ...
2010-12-21
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Hidden SSIS Features: Word Wrapping Your Annotations And More
Provides undocumented adjustments to package XML to enable Annotation Word Wrapping and other features.
2010-12-20
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Can You Dig It? – Missing Indexes
She can dig it!
D Sharon PruittWhen I started using XQuery to dig into the plan cache, it was just searching...
2010-12-20
2,013 reads
Get script for every action in SQL Server Management Studio
I am always conscious to keep a record of all operations performed on my database servers. Operations through T-SQL in an SSMS query pane can easily be saved in query files. For table modifications through SSMS designer I have predefined setting to generate T-SQL scripts. However there are numerous database and server level tasks that I use the SSMS GUI and I would like to have a script of these changes for later reference. Examples of such actions through the SSMS GUI are backup/restore, changing compatibility level of a database, manipulating permissions, dealing with database or log files or creating/manipulating any login/user. I am looking for any way to generate T-SQL code for such actions, so that it may be kept for later reference
2010-12-20
4,878 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP4 Has Been Released
Microsoft completed SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 recently and made it available at the end of last week.
2010-12-20
4,684 reads
A faster way to prepare dimensional databases
When you are obliged to create a dimensional database for an SSAS cube, how can you do it as fast as possible?
2010-12-17 (first published: 2010-02-24)
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Blogs
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
AI: Blog a Day – Day 8: RAG – Retrieval Augmented Generation
By Vinay Thakur
RAG — Retrieval Augmented Generation. we have covered so far — embeddings, vectors, vector...
Forums
would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
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Not Just an Upgrade
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers