Create a Custom Test Interface Provider for Team Sytem
This article looks at fuzzy testing and how to build a provider for your own use.
2007-11-16
3,685 reads
Additional Articles
SQL Server 2005 Database Options and Configuration Performance Audit Checklist
As part of your performance audit, you will need to examine each database located on each of your SQL Server instances and examine some basic database settings.
2007-11-16
4,384 reads
Brad McGehee On Being a Better DBA!
Brad McGehee discusses the career path of a professional database administrator. Often the DBA role is thrust upon an IT professional or developer without much in the way of specific training. Growing into the role is largely a self-motivated exercise. Brad talks about the habits that successful DBAs have, focused on on-going education and working to protect their organizations data.
2007-11-15
3,708 reads
Calculate Percentiles with SQL Server 2005
Learn one of the techniques for calculating percentiles with SQL Server 2005 using the new SQL Server Common Table Expression and the latest ROW_NUMBER function.
2007-11-15
3,442 reads
Populating Dimension Tables with the SCD Task
ETLing dimensions through SQL Server 2000 DTS, has more or less been quite a hassle, what with the lengthy ActiveX scripts and lookups that have to be performed. Enter SQL Server 2005 Integration Services: The Slowly Changing Dimension task has made it much simpler.
2007-11-14
1,887 reads
Snapshot Reports I: Report Manager Perspective
BI Architect Bill Pearson continues his subseries surrounding Caching Options, examining the use of Report Manager to configure Snapshot Caching.
2007-11-14
1,601 reads
SQL Server Management Objects: Lessons from the Wild
Harness the power of SQL Server Management Objects to create, document, and manage your SQL Server databases.
2007-11-13
2,997 reads
SqlCredit – Part 10: MAC Performance and Updating SqlCredit
This month's installment of "Developing a Complete SQL Server OLTP Database Project" covers MAC performance results, a summary of encryption findings, and comments on updating the SqlCredit code based on those findings.
2007-11-13
1,635 reads
Index related DMVs and DMFs - sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
Examining statistics of indexes is useful for optimizing the performance of queries. Statistics help us determine the usage and worth of indexes - one simple method is using the index-related dynamic management view; sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
2007-11-12
2,975 reads
Passing table valued parameters in SQL Server 2008
I have always wanted to be able to pass table variables to stored procedures. If a variable is able to be declared, it should have the functionality to be passed as necessary. I was thrilled to learn that SQL Server 2008 offers this functionality. Here are instructions on how to pass table variables (and the data in them) into stored procedures and functions.
2007-11-12
2,406 reads
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Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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