5 Tips for Becoming a Better Data Modeler

5 quick tips to help you become a better data modeler and increase your value to your team and organization.

Toward Integrity Part 5

An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.

Toward Integrity Part 4

An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.

Toward Integrity Part 3

An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.

Toward Integrity - Part 2

An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.

Toward Integrity - Part 1

An exploration of the process of translating a conceptual model to a logical model, and ultimately, a faithful implementation using T-SQL.

Find maximum values for all "int" columns

/******************************************************** "CheckAllInts" Find all columns in all user tables in a database defined as "int", and get the maximum value for the column. Uses a cursor and logs the results to a table. (One-time CREATE TABLE statement at top of script). Successive runs over an appropriate period of time would allow one to find how […]

Given type-compatible relations T1 and T2, which of...

An Identity Crisis

SQL Server includes autonumber of identity columns despite the fact that they are not SQL-92 compliant. There is quite a bit of debate over the use of them in your database, but if you do decide to use them, you should be aware of potential problems. New author Troy Ketsdever brings us a story about his identity crisis and how it was solved.

Given type-compatible relations T1, T2, and T3, which...