Handling Data Integrity Issues in Analysis Services 2005
Learn about common data integrity issues, and see how Analysis Services 2005 gives you the tools to handle them.
2008-04-04
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Tame Your Software Dependencies for More Flexible Apps
Few would disagree that striving for a loosely coupled design is a bad thing. Unfortunately, the software we typically design is much more tightly coupled than we intend. How can you tell whether your design is tightly coupled?
2008-04-04
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Find blocking processes using recursion in SQL Server 2005
Blocking occurs in SQL Server 2005 when one process has one or more records locked, while another process tries to acquire locks on the same set (or subset) of records. This can create a daisy-chain of processes waiting to complete their work.
2008-04-03
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Implementing Error Handling with Stored Procedures
A look at how you can implement error handling in your stored procedures.
2008-04-03
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SQL Server Index Checklist
Indexing a SQL Server database in some respects is considered both an art and a science. Since this is the case, what are some considerations when designing indexes for a new database or an existing one in production? Are these the same types of steps or not? Do any best practices really exist when it comes to indexing? Where does indexing fall in the priority list from an application or production support perspective?
2008-04-03
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Nuggets from My SSIS Experience
An article that speaks about some of the issues faced by the Author, during his Data Integration Project using SSIS. Shared with you in this article are the issues he was faced with and the solutions applied.
2008-04-02
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2008-04-02
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Why Read-only Table Parameters is Not Enough
In this article I discuss a new feature in SQL 2008, table-valued parameters and particularly the restriction that they have to be read-only. I argue that this makes this feature considerably less useful that it could be, and that in order to build scalable applications be able to pass read-write table parameters between stored procedures is essential.
2008-04-02
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2008-04-01
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SQLskills.com Announces Time-Setback Technology for DBAs
Today, in a surprise development that has stunned industry analysts, SQLskills.com announced a new technology for DBAs that will help in the never-ending battle against human-error and unforeseen disasters. The patent-pending Time-Setback technology allows DBAs of SQL Server to literally rewind time and avoid disasters before they happen.
2008-04-01
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Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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