Back to the Future
Steve Jones asks this Friday if there is anything you wish you might have done differently.
2009-06-11
732 reads
Articles
Retrieve List of Databases and their Properties using PowerShell
I would like to translate some of the Transact-SQL scripts that I use every day, starting with the simple ones like retrieving a list of databases and their properties for auditing purposes.
2009-06-11
3,960 reads
TRY/CATCH - The Great Way to Handle Exceptions in SQL 2005/8
The goal of this post is to explain how to handle errors thanks to a useful T-SQL functionality, available since SQL 2005 onwards, that developers are already used to – and similar to how exceptions are handled in the Visual Studio environment.
2009-06-11
5,706 reads
Using the FOR XML Clause to Return Query Results as XML
The FOR XML clause in SQL Server causes a lot of difficulty, mainly because it is rather poorly explained in Books-on-Line. We challenged Bob Sheldon to make it seem simple. Here is his sublime response.
2009-06-11
3,240 reads
Roll Your Own Fuzzy Match / Grouping (Jaro Winkler) - T-SQL
Roll Your Own Fuzzy Match / Grouping (Jaro Winkler) - T-SQL
2009-06-10
45,039 reads
SQLSaturday #17 Call for Speakers
SQLSaturday #17 will be held Aug 1, 2009 in Baton Rouge, LA. Read more about it.
2009-06-10
221 reads
FILESTREAM Storage in SQL Server 2008
This white paper describes the FILESTREAM feature of SQL Server 2008, which allows storage of and efficient access to BLOB data using a combination of SQL Server 2008 and the NTFS file system. It covers choices for BLOB storage, configuring Windows and SQL Server for using FILESTREAM data, considerations for combining FILESTREAM with other features, and implementation details such as partitioning and performance.
2009-06-10
2,145 reads
Security Basics: Understanding the Surface Area
When it comes to securing a system, it's important to understand how it might be attacked. That's what surface area is all about. The surface area is the parts of the system which are exposed. For instance, in the case of a default instance of...
2009-06-10
1,874 reads
Who's At Fault
Who do you blame when software fails? Hopefully you don't hire a lawyer before you do. Steve Jones talks about liability and software.
2009-06-10
471 reads
Who's At Fault
Who do you blame when software fails? Hopefully you don't hire a lawyer before you do. Steve Jones talks about liability and software.
2009-06-10
710 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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