SQL Server database design disasters: What not to do
Inspired by what he recently found in some SQL Server shops, database architect Brian Walker shares advice for improved database design – and SQL Server performance.
2008-10-08
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Inspired by what he recently found in some SQL Server shops, database architect Brian Walker shares advice for improved database design – and SQL Server performance.
2008-10-08
5,952 reads
I want to suppress the trigger from firing for a particular statement while it remains in its normal execution state for any of the other statements. Is there any way this can be done dynamically?
2008-10-07
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A great summary from MVP Brad McGehee on the new TDE feature in SQL Server 2008
2008-10-06
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Part 19 digs deep into two of SQL 2005's ranking functions: RANK() and DENSE_RANK(). It includes performance considerations and using CTEs to avoid table variables.
2008-10-06
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Learn how to apply the new tracing functionality in Microsoft data access technologies such as ADO.NET 2.0, MDAC 2.82, SQL Server Native Client, and the JDBC driver; and in the SQL Server network protocols and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine. You can also download associated sample code for this article.
2008-10-03
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MS Access can retrieve and measure time with millisecond precision, but only with the help of a few well-known API calls and several user-defined functions.
2008-10-03
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This article describes the process of how to configure the Windows firewall for SQL Server
2008-10-02
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Our initial reason for looking at the money data type can be found within the Precision Considerations for Analysis Services Users white paper. In this white paper, we provide extensive examples of the types of precision issues when your SQL relational data source and your Microsoft® SQL Server® Analysis Services cube have different non-matching data types (e.g., if you query one way you get the value 304253.3251, but run the query in another way and you get the value 304253.325100001).
2008-10-02
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MVP Brad McGehee shows how you can use Trace data as a source for your data collections for the new Management Data Warehouse
2008-10-01
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I am trying to build an SSIS package where the entire package is encapsulated in a transaction. In addition there is a table that needs to remain locked for the duration of the SSIS package execution. Can you provide an example of how to do this?
2008-10-01
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