Worst Practices - Assigning Users Rights
Continuing with Andy Warren's series on Worst Practices for a DBA, Steve Jones joins in this week with his worst practice.
2001-11-06
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Steve Jones
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Certification Should Be Required
Steve Jones presents his case for why certifications should be required. Read this and the counter point article by Andy Warren to hear the other side of this argument - then post your comments
2001-11-04
5,629 reads
Stored Procedure to Backup all files
This stored procedure performs a full backup on all databases on a server. It takes a parameter for a drive letter and will create the backup structure as needed. The standard backup structure is "\mssql\backup\".
2001-10-22
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Executing a script from SQL Server
Running a script automatically from SQL Server is easier than you think. Here are a few methods you can use.
2001-10-17
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2001-10-15
1,867 reads
Review: Total SQL Analyzer
Total SQL Analyzer is a new product that can help document your SQL Server. This review examines the product and some of it's features.
2001-10-10
8,184 reads
2001-10-08
1,986 reads
Kill spids that are idle
Ever wanted to get rid of users who are sitting idle for long periods of time? Here's a script that removes spids idle for a variable period of time.
2001-10-03
4,518 reads
Telemarketing Revenge
If you are like me, you probably get lots of telemarketing calls. Here's a good one to use the next time you get called by a phone company.
2001-10-01
2,732 reads
The Sysadmin Price List
Implement this and I guarentee your tech support call volume will drop!!! (Or you'll soon be retiring)
2001-09-25
2,811 reads
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