There is not enough time in the day to keep it all straight! There is no shame in making use of any short cuts or cheats that allow you to be a more productive and well-versed SQL Professional in order to cope with the sheer volume of expectations you are required to meet on a daily basis.
2008-04-07
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Robyn Page and Phil Factor show how to use XML-based arrays to make string handling easier in SQL Server 2005/2007, and illustrate the techniques with some useful functions
2008-04-07
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This article details the steps to automate the generation of Sql profiler traces in a Testing environment. The facility is useful when an application is User Acceptance Testing phase where a bunch of test users logon to the Testing site and use the application.
2008-04-04
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Part I of this series illustrated how to use simple case functions in queries. This installment discusses how to use case functions in different types of scenarios.
2008-04-04 (first published: 2007-04-12)
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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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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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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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A look at how you can implement error handling in your stored procedures.
2008-04-03
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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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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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By Brian Kelley
The following came across my YouTube feed today. It’s an interview with General James...
By Steve Jones
“You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you...
I don’t currently manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise environment, but it is...
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