Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA Part 2
To continue this series on Introduction to Windows PowerShell for the SQL Server DBA, this tip will look at the pipeline and output processing.
2009-03-23
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Additional Articles
Introducing New Features In The VSTS Database Edition GDR
In this article, we focus specifically on highlighting new features in the GDR, including its support for offline schema development, tools that support new processes that you can use when you develop a database schema, and features that support database administration.
2009-03-20
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The Flaws of the Classic Data Warehouse Architecture, Part 1
Visit ten randomly picked customers that own a data warehouse architecture, and you will see that at least eight have developed a classic data warehouse architecture (CDWA). What do I mean by a CDWA? In a CDWA, data is copied periodically from production systems to the central data warehouse.
2009-03-20
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Avoiding cursors with SQL Server 2005
Sometimes cursors are necessary when executing queries in SQL Server, but most of the time they can be avoided entirely. This article shows where cursors can traditionally be used, and how you can use features packaged in SQL Server 2005 to avoid them.
2009-03-19
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Does Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Fit Your Business?
While SQL Server 2008 offers several new benefits for organizations, the trick is figuring out if those performance and availability advantages are truly worth the upgrade.
2009-03-19
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Avoid Transact-SQL's Column Alias Limitations
A column alias seems like a great tool for referencing complex expressions, but SQL Server doesn't work that way. Learn a simple workaround.
2009-03-18
3,116 reads
Handling Service Broker Errors
The previous installment of the 'SQL Server 2005 Express Edition' series discussed using transactions to protect the integrity and consistency of Service Broker-based communication. Depending on the type of issue encountered by our code, the outcome might be different from expected. This article demonstrates a more robust approach to error handling and applies it to our target.
2009-03-18
1,351 reads
How to create indexes on computed columns in SQL Server
There are certain requirements for creating indexes on computed columns and this tip shows you want needs to be done.
2009-03-18
3,781 reads
Adding a UI to the Standalone SQL Agent
In a recent blog post, SQL Server expert Denny Cherry discusses adding a user interface to his Standalone SQL Agent, a replacement for the SQL Server Agent service.
2009-03-17
1,896 reads
Analyzing SQL Server Permissions
This article shows the steps to analyze SQL Server logins and permissions to ensure that there are no logins and users that exist who are have unnecessary access
2009-03-17
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