Transactional Replication Setup (by Abi Chapagai)
As I discussed in my first part of replication SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One, replication is...
2010-10-03
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Justin H-Davies
Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation (Part 2)
This is the 2nd in the series of evaluations I have carried out on Idera’s SQL Server Toolbox. The first...
2010-09-06
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Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation
Idera SQL ToolBox
(http://www.idera.com/Products/SQL-toolbox/)
The datasheet for ToolBox – asks the question – Want an Easy way to save money? No manager is going...
2010-09-02
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Whats best SQL Server or Oracle ?
Im often asked the question – whats best SQL or Oracle ?
The Oracle guys will tell you that SQL Server does not...
2010-09-02
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Determining the no of processor cores in your SQL Server
SELECT cpu_count/hyperthread_ratio AS cores FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info;
2010-08-31
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How to fix Orphaned Users
To view if there are any orphaned users, run this query against the DB;
sp_change_users_login ‘report’
To fix;
sp_change_users_login ‘update_one’, ‘dbUser’, ‘sqlLogin’
2010-08-31
1,886 reads
Return top 20 queries by Average CPU
I’ve recently used this when troubleshooting some unexplained high CPU load on my server:
select top 20st.objectid, st.dbid, total_worker_time/execution_count AS AverageCPUTime,CASE statement_end_offsetWHEN -1...
2010-08-31
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Hunting down those expensive SPs
A query to find out which Stored Procedures are taking the longest to run ( in this example – the Top 10).
I’m sure there are...
2010-08-19
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Neat script to monitor activity
Scouring the web this week, I stumbled across SQL Server MVP Adam Mechanics and his script :-
Who is Active?
Its basically a...
2010-08-19
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Undocumented Stored Procedures
Just a quick list of undocumented SPs, many of which are deprecated.
Note, use caution using some of these ! But others...
2010-08-19
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Foreach Loop still executes after process and delete all the folders
I have two challenges XML source control not displaying the XML file parent node...
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
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