Kill spids that are idle
Ever wanted to get rid of users who are sitting idle for long periods of time? Here's a script that removes spids idle for a variable period of time.
2001-10-03
4,512 reads
Steve Jones
- Interests: yoga, reading, biking, snowboarding, volleyball
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- Website: https://www.voiceofthedba.com
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Telemarketing Revenge
If you are like me, you probably get lots of telemarketing calls. Here's a good one to use the next time you get called by a phone company.
2001-10-01
2,723 reads
The Sysadmin Price List
Implement this and I guarentee your tech support call volume will drop!!! (Or you'll soon be retiring)
2001-09-25
2,808 reads
Introducing IQReference
IQReference is an online reference platform using well known, published materials. Read about this exciting and benefical product.
2001-09-24
3,168 reads
Find The Baseball Players
Or how to query for a particular type of customer. This article examines how you may query for particular rows that match one condition, but may not match another.
2001-09-19
3,739 reads
Trim Backup Files
This script runs within a DTS package. It searches the backup directory stored as a global variable in the script and trims all backup files older than some number of days. the script includes logging to the C: drive so you can trace the effects of the script. You need to create the global variables […]
2001-09-12
1,519 reads
2001-09-11
2,998 reads
An Alternative to Windows NT
Left over from the Y2K fiasco, but a good corporate memo that might still be useful as an alternative to XP.
2001-09-10
2,065 reads
Windows 2000 Professional Certification Exam for Executives
Give this test to your boss...only if he has a sense of humor!
2001-08-27
2,833 reads
What's a DBA? - An Overview
Ever wonder what a DBA does? Ever had someone ask you what your job entails? Here's an overview of what a DBA does. Reader feedback will be used to update this article over time.
2001-08-24
9,123 reads
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Identities and Sequences III
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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