Finding Jobs
This article from Tushar Kanti will help you identify the list of all the Jobs related to a Table/View/Procedure.
2010-05-05
6,127 reads
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SQL Saturday #38 - Jacksonville
Come attend this great one day free event on the Florida coast on May 8, 2010. There are a number of great speakers that make this worth attending.
2010-05-05 (first published: 2010-04-20)
2,639 reads
SQL Server 2008 System Functions to Monitor the Instance, Database, Files, etc.
SQL Server provides several system meta data functions which allow users to obtain property values of different SQL Server objects and securables. Although you can also use the SQL Server catalog views or Dynamic Management Views to obtain much of this information, in some circumstances the system meta data functions simplify the process. In this tip I am going to demonstrate some of the available system meta data functions and their usage in different scenarios.
2010-05-05
3,353 reads
Calling exceptional DBAs: step up and be recognized
Nominations for The Exceptional DBA of 2010 open today, giving database administrators around the world the chance to be recognized for service to their employers, the SQL Server community, and the IT industry at large.
2010-05-04
870 reads
Improving Performance of Cross-Partition Queries
Table partitioning was added in SQL Server 2005 and increases performance in most cases but decreases it in others.
2010-05-04
7,389 reads
The Com.PASS Feeds
A new set of RSS feeds, hosted by PASS, bring you a large quantity of SQL Server content from various sites, including SQLServerCentral.
2010-05-04
1,099 reads
How to create Policies using PowerShell scripts
This article explains how to create policies with user defined conditions in MS SQL 2008 using PowerShell scripts
2010-05-03
4,513 reads
TSQL Challenge 29 - Reorganize sales data by sales amount
Your job is to reorganize the items in the table by sales amount (quantity * price). Reorganize the items from left to right, bottom to top. The item with the highest sales amount should come on top left of each invoice.
2010-05-03
1,836 reads
Using REPLACE in an UPDATE statement
This article covers using the REPLACE function to selectively replace text inside a string in SQL Server. The REPLACE function is easy to use and very handy with an UPDATE statment.
2010-05-03
7,932 reads
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs
In Part 1, we learned how to make both Cross-Tabs and Pivots. In Part 2, we'll learn how to automate a very common type of Cross-Tab report and maybe learn some extra tricks on the way.
2010-04-30 (first published: 2008-12-03)
51,953 reads
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
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