'Just Google It'

A short editorial explaining the pitfalls of using search engines as reference for DBA's.

Using T-SQL to Verify Tables Row Counts in Transactional Replication

This article will help you to use T-SQL to verify that the Subscribers have the same number of rows of replicated data as the Publisher in transactional replication

Migrating VLDB with Log Shipping

You just had a great weekend. You go grab your coffee and before you take a sip a manager grabs you and says, "we need your help." We need to migrate a very large database to our new data center. We need to keep the data in sync and have a short period of downtime when we cutover.

Creating Holidays and Special Dates

A way to save holiday records that can be created as needed into a search-able calendar table.

Database Upgrade to SQL Server 2008 Tools and Approaches

Performing an upgrade is a complex and often risky project. A successful upgrade can provide an organization with a modern platform for development and production. An unsuccessful upgrade can cause lost time and money, and it can create a bad perception for the future.

This paper documents approaches and tools that can help DBAs and developers to achieve successful and mostly painless upgrade of SQL Server databases from Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000 or SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 (or SQL Server 2008 R2).

Tally Table Uses - Part II

In part II of this series, Sioban Krzywicki shows us another way Tally Tables have helped solve problems - Text Parsing.

Implementing SSIS Package Configurations

Marcin Policht demonstrates how to leverage SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package variables in order to modify SSIS properties without directly editing package content.

Parallelism and Performance: Are You Getting Full Return on Your CPU Investment?

A webinar from the PASS Performance VC on Aug 3, 2010

Tally Table Uses - Part I

In the first part of a series on Tally Tables, Sioban Krzywicki shows how a Tally Table has helped out with fiscal year calculations.

Making your database changes backward compatible: Changing a relationship

Let's face it: requirements change. There is usually a lot of churn during the design and initial development stages, but changes can happen to mature applications, too. The key is to introduce those changes with the least amount of effort and risk.