Some Undocumented Stored Procedures
This article examines some of the undocumented stored procedures that exist in SQL Server 7.0
2001-09-28
7,774 reads
Administration
Undocumented Stored Procedures in SQL Server 6.5
This article examines some useful undocumented stored procedures in SQL Server 6.5
2001-09-21
3,307 reads
DBCC SQLPERF (Logspace) Reporting Internals
This is a broad overview of the DBCC SQLPERF command primarily for version 7 and 2000.
2001-09-17
1,927 reads
Support for Network Database Files
By default, network database files are not supported with Microsoft SQL Server. Here's a workaround.
2001-09-14
1,145 reads
INF: Understanding How to Configure a SQL Server Connection Affinity
In an online transaction processing (OLTP) environment, the connection affinity mask option may provide performance enhancement in high-end, enterprise-level SQL Server environments that are running on computers with 16 or more CPUs. In particular, this option is useful when there are a significant number of network interactions (more than 10,000 per second) between the middle-tier application servers and the back-end SQL Server system.
2001-08-28
1,500 reads
Data Warehouse Version Management
In most tables it is enough to have a stored procedure that performs Update Else Insert logic for data managment. However, in some cases we do not want to destroy the old data with an update statement. Instead we want to maintain history up to a certain number of versions. This article presents a method for doing so.
2001-08-27
3,307 reads
Design Oversight - Preliminary Review
We all know what the ideal application design environment is for building a database back-end: an experienced DBA takes inputs from end users and developers and creates the database design in order to support the application being developed. But in reality, we don't get the opportunity to do application design like this very often. This article covers how to quickly find and fix problems in a design.
2001-08-20
8,216 reads
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Security
This document introduces SQL Server administrators and developers to the new security features of SQL Server 2000. In addition to outlining the new features, there is a detailed discussion about how to best implement security in a Microsoft Windows® 2000 domain environment as well as source code examples.
2001-08-02
1,383 reads
SQL Server 6.5 Data Page Structure
This article presents the technical details of the page layout for data in SQL Server 6.5
2001-07-30
2,743 reads
The Basics of Sizing a SQL Server Database
Sizing a database can be one of the most arduous tasks a DBA, analyst or developer must attend to. It?s time consuming and more hours go into analyzing the database than actually sizing it. This article focuses on how to monitor the database?s growth after its deployed and contains some tips on how to size it before deployment. We will also dive a little into how to benchmark your database against a robust data load.
2008-08-01 (first published: 2001-07-25)
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