Joe creates this trigger to audit changes to...

Case Sensitivity in Selects - Part 3

See what a reader had to say about Part 1, make sure you've read Part 2, then feel the pain as the author describes a lookup table that should have had unique values and doesn't.

You have recently hired a new DBA who...

A developer reboots his workstation and his personal...

Which Databases are Being Backed Up - Another Look

Knowing which databases are being backed up is a critical thing for all DBAs to know. After reading an article on this subject, new author Santveer Singh decided to share his own techniques for checking SQL Server databases and their backup status. He shows us how to look for failed backups as well as find those databases which have not been backed up.

Which sort of Publication can not be implemented...

Pick the odd man out.

Bill is busy working on a report for...

Checking Your Database Fragmentation Level

Fragmentation in SQL Server is a huge debate. Does it matter? How much is too much? What should you do? In any case, new author Nicholas Cain has put together a system that allows him to keep track of the levels of fragmentation as well as defragment those tables when he feels they are getting too spread apart.

You run a backup of your SQL Server...