A Brute Force Way to Compress a Database
There are a handful of scripts out there to compress all of of the objects in your SQL 2008 database...
2010-11-09
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A Brute Force Way to Compress a Database
There are a handful of scripts out there to compress all of of the objects in your SQL 2008 database...
2010-11-05
2,018 reads
When is that Restore Going to Finish?
I spent a good portion of last weekend restoring databases from backup due to a large release. Nothing went wrong,...
2010-10-27
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Stop Forgetting the DAC
From time to time I hear of DBAs that had to restart the SQL Server service on a 2005 or...
2010-10-06
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How Do I Spot Identity Columns That Are About to Max Out?
Every so often, usually in the middle of the night or on a holiday weekend, an identity column will hit...
2010-10-05
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Can Deadlocks be Resolved by Adding an Index?
Can Deadlocks be Resolved by Adding an Index? Yes. Really, I’m not kidding. Here, I’ll show you how.
First, let me...
2010-09-27
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A Little Help with Azure Please
Not long ago Microsoft announced a new product called Azure AKA “SQL Server in the Cloud”. I have to say...
2010-09-23
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What Did that Geek Just Say?
Working in a technical field has it’s ups and downs. One of the more common annoyances I run into is...
2010-09-21
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What Did that Geek Just Say?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, maintains a Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures. The dictionary is a great place to go to find out what people...
2010-09-21
4 reads
What Did that Geek Just Say?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, maintains a Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures. The dictionary is a great place to go to find out what people...
2010-09-21
1 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...
Why Databases Still Fascinate Me
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
Monday Monitor Tips: ServiceNow Integration
By Steve Jones
Earlier this year I visited a customer that was using the Redgate Monitor webhook...
Forums
Member was not found in the cube when the string
Hey, I've not done a cube for many years but I find myself supporting...
Implementing PostgreSQL with Python for Real-Time Logging and Monitoring
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Identify a Slipstream Installation
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Question of the Day
Identify a Slipstream Installation
I get a new SQL Server instance from my build team. How can I tell if the instance was installed using a slipstream installation later?
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