One of the most useful new features of SQL 2008 R2 for DBA’s is the ability to manage and administer multiple instances of SQL Server from a central location using the new SQL Server Utility tool.
2010-03-23
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could have the report's name and filename be changed to something more specifically related to the particular run of that report.
2010-03-22
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I have installed SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 and I am unable to get connect to SQL Server 2008 Instance from SQL Server 2008 Management Studio which is installed on another remote server. As I am new to Windows Server 2008 R2 it would be great if you can let me know the step by step approach to enable the default port of SQL Server 2008 in Windows Firewall for user connectivity.
2010-03-22
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Here is another scheduling problem that deals with the allotment of classrooms for various training programs. Your chalenge is to read the source data and build an output result set that shows the weekly schedule of each training topic and the class room in which training is scheduled.
2010-03-22
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Continuing with his series on T-SQL enhancements in SQL Server 2008, Arshad Ali brings us a look at the HierarchyID and Large UDTs.
2010-03-19 (first published: 2009-08-27)
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You can also identify I/O bottlenecks by examining the latch waits. These latch waits account for the physical I/O waits...
2010-03-19
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Martin Policht delves deeper into the specifics of SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2's Integration Services by presenting the most straightforward method of creating SSIS packages using Import and Export Wizard.
2010-03-19
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This is probably part 1 of a series, but no guarantees.
Why Certify?
I've been working with SQL Server for 10 years...
2010-03-19
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This article from MVP Jacob Sebastian looks at the modify method for changing an XML document.
2010-03-18
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You’re leaving your current employer for a new opportunity and want to make the move as smooth as possible. You don’t want to burn your bridges and want to make sure that everything you’ve left behind can be managed by the people you’ve left behind or the DBA who is replacing you. So, you’ve done your handover documentation and trained up the new guy. You definitely don’t want to be that DBA who is cursed the week after they leave when their network account is disabled and a bunch of stuff ‘breaks’.
2010-03-18
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By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
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Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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