Most SQL Server users drop one object at a time using either SSMS or a single drop statement. In many scenarios we may need to drop several objects of the same type. Is there a way to drop several objects through less lines of code?
2009-03-30
4,719 reads
This month Steve Jones looks at the problems in the auto industry along with a link to the cars most likely to be caught speeding.
2009-03-30
453 reads
This month Steve Jones looks at the problems in the auto industry along with a link to the cars most likely to be caught speeding.
2009-03-30
460 reads
This month Steve Jones looks at the problems in the auto industry along with a link to the cars most likely to be caught speeding.
2009-03-30
699 reads
When it comes to performance tuning, locating the problem index is one of the first steps and being able to very quickly narrow the focus of your efforts makes for a much more efficient DBA.
2009-03-27 (first published: 2007-11-06)
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Why does DBCC CHECKDB find corruption errors that disappear? Does tempdb really cause performance issues? Are there any drawbacks to using the FILESTREAM datatype? Paul Randal answers these reader questions and more.
2009-03-27
4,251 reads
SQL Server 2008 introduces " Policy Based Management " (PBM) as a way to better manage your servers. This was a feature that I really thought had, and still has a lot of potential for making the life of a DBA easier. The tagline for PBM is "manage...
2009-03-27
2,334 reads
Operations Manager has stacks of reports to help you monitor your applications' uptime, but reporting can be difficult until you understand all the different options, parameters, and the structure of the Operations Manager health model. Firstly, you need a clear idea about the way that your organization defines 'uptime', and only then you can start your reports. Thomas LaRock explains...
2009-03-27
1,755 reads
A follow-up on Adam Aspin's series about SSRS styles. I have emailed Adam the article because he suggested it would be good to have one here after his works get published.
2009-03-26
7,506 reads
In this new video, learn how to loop through your databases and tables. MVP Andy Warren shows how some system stored procedures included by Microsoft can push out the same code to a group of objects.
2009-03-26
4,693 reads
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers