Often times, a DBA is asked by clients to document their entire server. This usually includes jobs, database objects and DTS packages. What an utterly boring task it is for a DBA to document the properties of each column, table, and database. FMS's new Total SQL Analyzer to the rescue, freeing up time for people who are tired of creating mountains of documentation.
2001-12-12
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Here we go again! Microsoft has released service pack 2 this week, which is much more tame than service pack 1. Read the summary of this service pack here.
2001-12-05
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This past week, a worm virus began to attack SQL Servers on the internet that hold a blank password. Read some of the details about what this virus can do here.
2001-12-03
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One of the common questions you see in the newsgroups is where should you save your DTS packages. This article covers the most optimal way to save your packages as well as version controlling DTS.
2001-11-15
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One of the common questions that Brian Knight sees in the newsgroups is what is a DBA officially supposed to be doing? In this article, Brian covers the many hats a DBA can and does wear.
2001-11-05
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One of the most pain-staking tasks a developer and DBA must often accomplish is to create an install procedure for the database. This involves creating the necessary DDL to create the tables, relationships and indexes. Inevitably in this process you forget about the data. AutoInserts to the rescue!
2001-10-26
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Chances are, if you've dealt with any type of data, you know you
rarely receive the data in perfect condition. In this second article in the series on cleaning data, Brian Knight shows you how to scrub data with a more advanced method.
2001-10-25
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Microsoft has announced that it is now accepting applications for beta testers for the latest service pack.
2001-10-22
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This article covers some of the common issues and questions when you cluster SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000.
2001-10-11
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This is an update to a recent article that provides a step-by-step guide to clustering SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000.
2001-10-02
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