Performance monitoring and optimization is an inseparable part of a DBA's activities. To optimize a poorly performing system/query or to troubleshoot the performance issues you need to know the root cause. Prior to SQL Server 2005, we had several system tables to monitor the state of the system.
2010-04-06
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Joe Celko returns with another stumper to celebrate Easter. Unsurprisingly, this involves eggs. More surprising is the nature of the puzzle: This time, the puzzle is one of designing a database rather than a query. DDL as well as the DML.
2010-04-05
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Views can be an effective tool for speeding up your selects and simplifying complex queries. Learn what indexed views are, where you might want to use them, how to create them, and what constraints exist with their use.
2010-04-05
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The concluding part of the Oracle / SQL Server comparison looks at error logging, security, installation and finally querying the databases.
2010-04-02
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2010-04-01 (first published: 2010-03-31)
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Insider rumours and gossip from the murky world of the Database Industry, and from the colourful characters that inhabit it.
2010-04-01
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Learn how to use the SQL Server 2008 catalog view and dynamic management view to access the audit details of existing server and database level audits.
2010-03-31
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Part III of the Oracle / SQL Server comparison looks at the configuration options for each database, their storage options as well as the startup and shutdown procedures.
2010-03-30
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Determining which columns to select for your indexes is critical. Having a little knowledge of how your application is using your database columns and how SQL Server processes indexes helps you make good decisions when you create your indexes.
2010-03-29
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Part II or the Oracle / SQL Server comparison dives deeper into databases by exploring the architectural differences.
2010-03-26
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I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers