This article is for newbies who have just started their career in SQL development. Everyone might have faced this problem when importing or inserting data into tables when they accidentally put the data in the wrong columns. The first thought would be to delete the data and start over, but in this tip we look at a simple solution to swap the data.
2009-05-13
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This installment of "Windows PowerShell and AMO" covers how to script a cube from a SQL Server Analysis Service instance to XMLA format file.
2009-05-12
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In SQL Server 2008, Microsoft introduced SQL Server Audit. This is much better than anything we had before, and is likely to meet the needs of all but the largest, or most highly-regulated industries. SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition includes all of the features, whereas SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition only provides a subset. What is most attractive about it, is that it is easy to administer, as Thomas LaRock explains.
2009-05-12
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In this tip I provide a script with a few parameters that need to be setup to configure and turn on both of these features.
2009-05-11
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For all of those whom are interested in SSIS performance, we have posted a new SQL video series about how to design and tune your SSIS packages for performance.
2009-05-11
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Join BI Architect Bill Pearson as he continues his overview of Attribute Discretization, within his extended examination of the dimensional model lying at the heart of the integrated Microsoft Business Intelligence solution. In this article, we begin a hands-on overview of the use of the Automatic discretization method.
2009-05-08
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This article describes different ways of improving the performance of SQL Server queries, with a focus on index optimization.
2009-05-08
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Now, Internet-hosted distributed applications with connectivity to internal applications—often referred as Software plus Services (S+S)—are gaining popularity. Organizations are leveraging datacenters hosted by third parties to alleviate concerns about hardware, software, reliability, and scalability. These are just some of the new architecture trends that help you build interoperable applications that scale, reduce capital expenditure, and improve reliability. Cloud computing offers many of these benefits.
2009-05-07
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To scale your SQL Server properly means to make it bigger and better. But what is the best method for 2008?
2009-05-07
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An auditor has taken a look at our SQL Servers and has told us that we need to audit login failures to the SQL Servers themselves. How do we do this?
2009-05-06
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