SQL Maintenance Plans - Under the Covers!
In this follow up article Andy looks at how maintenance plans report errors and how they actually accomplish what they do. A little snooping with Profiler reveals all!
2002-05-21
9,314 reads
Administration
Understanding Your Identity
Is the Identity property part of a transaction? I always thought so, but decided to test it and see what happens.
2002-05-16
4,570 reads
Citrix MetaFrame, SQL Server, and the DBA
In this article, Brian looks at how Citrix MetaFrame can use SQL Server for its internal data repository. The basic operation of SQL Server in a Citrix MetaFrame installation is covered. In addition, Brian looks at how a DBA is an integral part of the support team for a successful Citrix MetaFrame farm.
2007-03-02 (first published: 2002-05-13)
26,764 reads
Version Control for Stored Procedures
Version control for stored procedures isn't always popular and certainly isn't easy. Or can it be? Andy discusses a technique he used on a recent project that you might find interesting.
2002-05-10
13,458 reads
Multi-Server Administration
Multi server administration allows you to create jobs and maintenance plans once. You can then monitor and change them from one SQL Server. View job histories and statuses for 2, 4, 10, or more SQL Servers from one master SQL Server. See how you can simplify your administration duties with multi server administration.
2002-05-06
13,425 reads
SQL Maintenance Plans
Do you use the maintenance plans or hate them? Wish they would do more? Curious about how they work under the hood? Cmon, you gotta read this one! Trust us, it's not another "how-to" article! Well, maybe just a little bit!
2005-03-04 (first published: 2002-04-11)
34,050 reads
Attach and Detach..Again
Attaching and detaching databases is old hat these days right? Do you know how to reattach a database that has more than 16 files? Or do you know what happens if you try to reattach a database that had two log files but one is missing/deleted? And even if you know the answer to that - do you know how to fix it without restoring from backup? Maybe it's not ALL old hat just yet!
2006-06-23 (first published: 2002-04-05)
24,236 reads
Copying DTS Packages To a Different Server
How do you easily copy DTS packages from one server to another? DTS, BCP, T-SQL? Are there advantages to using one method over another? Andy did some research - read the article and see what works and what doesn't!
2006-05-05 (first published: 2002-03-19)
38,172 reads
Middle Tier Application Data Caching with SQL Server 2000
Middle tier applications often use a single database management system (DBMS) to store data, which can expose scaling limitations as the number of user requests increases. Caching, a technique used to increase application performance by copying data and then using the copied data in place of the original data, can dramatically increase the throughput (the number of application requests serviceable per unit time) and scalability of middle tier applications.
2002-03-08
2,221 reads
Freeware DBEzze 1.0 Released
DBEzze is a freeware product that can look into a database and generate XML structural or data output. It can also generate INSERT statements from a table, view or stored procedure. This freeware product is available for download from SQLServerCentral.com members only.
2002-03-06
96 reads
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