Not a fun task, although SQL Server 2000 makes the job easier than a few other platforms. Still it's work and it starts to encroach on Jeffrey Yao's two DBA laws having to do with fun at work. Read about his laws and see if you agree and follow along on a real world adventure in migrating hundreds of database objects to a new database.
2005-05-03
10,496 reads
Using sysforeignkeys to discover SQL Server circular relationships. Have you ever tried this? Most of us probably haven't, but Jeffrey Yao often needs to reverse engineer databases for his clients. Here's a followup to his first article where he presents another of his techniques for doing a little detective work in your databases.
2004-06-30
7,131 reads
Sysforeignkeys is a valuable SQL Server resource. How many times have you had to "pick up the pieces" from a database developed by someone else and dropped on your desk? Ever get a database diagram with that? A data dictionary? Probably not too often. Jeffrey Yao has developed a system of finding those parent-child relationships automatically and displaying them so he can get up to speed quickly on these inherited databases. Read on to find out more.
2004-06-01
11,690 reads
As Jeff says, "There are lots of articles about how to do auditing, but there are few discussions about how to use the auditing results in a real time environment". Well, now we have one that shows you how to do it!
2004-03-29
9,201 reads
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
WA CS 62 817-825-533 Jl. Lambung Mangkurat No.11-13, Kertak Baru Ulu, Kec. Banjarmasin Tengah,...
WA CS 62 817-825-533 Jl. Yos Sudarso Pantai No.08, Karang Rejo, Kec. Tarakan Bar.,...
WA CS 62 817-825-533 Jl. Jenderal Ahmad Yani No.1, Benua Melayu Darat, Kec. Pontianak...
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
See possible answers