In building a database, typically we want a well normalized design. However there are cases for considering options for denormalization in complex systems. Timothy Claason gives you some thoughts on the subject.
2010-03-15
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Build your SQL Server skills without leaving your desk.
2010-03-15 (first published: 2010-03-11)
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Auditing your SQL Server instances has become more of a concern these days. SQL Server 2008 introduced a new feature named SQL Server Audit. Enabling this feature can be done in just a few simple steps, but so could disabling this feature. And when it comes to audits, many times you are asked to provide proof that the audit itself has not been tampered with.
2010-03-15
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Continuing with his series on changes in SQL Server 2008, Arshad Ali takes a look at table enhancements and new data types.
2010-03-12 (first published: 2009-07-27)
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Understanding the transaction log seems to be a very difficult concept fro mos DBAs to grasp. Jason Brimhall brings us a new article that helps to troubleshoot the cause of log growths.
2010-03-11
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Why neglecting slowly changing dimensions, failing to capture metadata and overlooking scope creep can be the undoing of a dimensional data warehousing initiative.
2010-03-11
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Is your application scalable under increased activity? Timothy Claason brings us a methodology for testing how your application will deal with database load.
2010-03-10
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Breaking Down TempDB Contention
What is tempDB contention? From the outside looking in, tempDB contention may look like any other blocking. There...
2010-03-10
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If you think through the web sites you visit on a daily basis the chances are that you will need to login to verify who you are. In most cases your username would be stored in a relational database along with all the other registered users on that web site. Hopefully your password will be encrypted and not stored in plain text.
2010-03-10
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This article describes a way by which we could use the feature of database mail in SQL Server 2000 itself which is a lot easier than SQL Mail.
2010-03-09
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By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
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I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
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There’s a question I’ve been hearing more and more lately, especially as Copilot, Fabric,...
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