2004-03-02
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Administration
2004-03-01
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Monitoring Failed Job Steps
New Author! We've run a couple articles on similar topics, this one takes a slightly different approach. It's a short article and has two scripts included.
2004-03-01
9,105 reads
Review of Lumigent Entegra
We've been trying to catch up on reviews lately, Hai was kind enough to give Entegra a try and report back on it. The basic concept is that it lets you do extensive auditing without having to add triggers. If you're trying to find an auditing solution, this is worth considering.
2004-02-27
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2004-02-25
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2004-02-23
1,715 reads
Worst Practice - Adding a Column Without Thinking!
Adding a column is one of the simpler tasks you'll ever do as a DBA, yet danger lurks! All too often we add columns without going through some type of check list to make sure we're safe. What could adding a column break? You might be surprised!
2004-02-19
10,046 reads
Review of ApexSQL Log
Brian has been busy lately helping us with content for our magazine (you have checked out www.sqlserverstandard.com haven't you?) but he's back this week with a great write up a new product that let's you read from the transaction log.
2004-02-18
10,856 reads
2004-02-17
2,038 reads
2004-02-16
1,955 reads
Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
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Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
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The Book of Redgate: Profits
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Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
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