You can easily re-factor bad DML code, but if a database design is wrong, you can do little to rescue the problem, even with expert queries. So what constitutes 'wrong RDBMS design? What are these errors that continually crop up? How can you recognise them and fix them? Joe embarks on a new series of articles by identifying a series of bad practices based on the habit of 'splitting' that which shouldn't be split.
2010-09-08
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Hope you got plenty of rest over your Labor Day holiday because the PASS Virtual Chapters have some great free training lined up for you.
2010-09-07
1,108 reads
Part one of a four-part series exploring the internals of query optimization from T-SQL guru, Paul White.
2010-09-07
12,872 reads
We use Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) within the trusted domains, but use the Negotiate Security Support Provider for our web applications. What other security methods can we employ with SQL Server?
2010-09-07
2,304 reads
New author Cliff Corder has a SQL Server function to report on a 4-4-5 Calendar Accounting Year.
2010-09-06 (first published: 2009-09-28)
24,329 reads
This challenge involves parsing a delimited string and applying some logic to perform some calculations based on the position of tokens within the string.
2010-09-06
1,473 reads
Index fragmentation can cause problems with query performance. Indexes therefore need to be occasionally rebuilt. the Rebuild Index task of the SSMS Database Maintenance Wizard drops and rebuilds every index in a database. It is effective but an off-line activity that is resource-intensive, so it not always the best way of avoiding index fragmentation in a production database. Brad explains..
2010-09-06
3,710 reads
A free virtual chapter presentation by Andy Warren on Sept 7, 2010 at 12:00EDT. This beginner to intermediate level session will introduce you to statistics, including how to create, manage, troubleshoot, and more!
2010-09-03
4,086 reads
Send SQL query results as HTML-formatted e-mail using SQL Server Integration Services.
2010-09-03 (first published: 2008-04-23)
58,943 reads
Last day for early bird registration for the next SQLBits conference on Sept 30th-Oct 2, 2010 at York University. SQLServerCentral has a discount code if you'd like to attend.
2010-09-03 (first published: 2010-07-29)
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By Steve Jones
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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