When a SQL expert moves from Oracle to SQL Server, he can spot obvious strengths and weaknesses in the product that are too familiar to be apparent to the SQL Server DBA. Jonathan Lewis is one such expert: In this article he records his train of thought whilst investigating the mechanics of the SQL Server database engine. The result makes interesting reading.
2010-05-10
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May 10, 2010, 11:30CST. Now that you have created your SSIS packages it’s time to add some configuration files that will ease your deployments. Wait how do you deploy one or two or three SSIS packages? Uh oh, now that they are deployed how do you schedule them? Well join Patrick LeBlanc in his discussion on how to Configure, Deploy and Schedule your SSIS packages.
2010-05-10 (first published: 2010-05-07)
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Handling the paging of results in T-SQL has been a challenge for a long time. Robert Cary presents an interesting technique in this article.
2010-05-07 (first published: 2009-03-11)
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I have installed a new instance of SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services and I am unable to find the Surface Area Configuration tool that I used to use in SQL Server 2005. How can I manage the Analysis Services features in SQL Server 2008?
2010-05-07
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This shows a method for generating scripts for SQL Server stored procedures and functions so they can be added to a version control management system (VCMS).
2010-05-06
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The usefulness and utility of the SQL Server Agent cannot be overstated. Oracle Database supports the automatic starting of an instance, so whatever is associated with the Oracle instance can also be started along with the instance. The same holds true with the SQL Server instance and its agent service.
2010-05-06
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This article from Tushar Kanti will help you identify the list of all the Jobs related to a Table/View/Procedure.
2010-05-05
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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)
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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
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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
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By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
Hello everyone, I am planning to implement a data purging solution that is expected...
Walk into any jewelry consultation these days and you’ll hear a familiar request: “Something...
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