Practical Database Change Management (Part 1)
Changing a database an integral and crucial part in every application's life cycle. Part 1 of this series looks at the steps and procedures prior to implementing the change
2009-06-24
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Administration
The Automated DBA: Space Usage Snapshotter Lite (non-sysadmin dbo)
Records snapshots of space usage stats by partition, index, table, schema, filegroup, and database. Stats include Reserved, Used, and Data for row, lob, and overflow.
2009-06-15 (first published: 2009-05-30)
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The Automated DBA: Space Usage Snapshotter (sysadmin; central DB)
Records snapshots of space usage & buffer cache usage stats by partition, index, table, schema, filegroup, & database. Stats incl Reserved, Used, Data, buffer cache for row, lob, & overflow.
2013-07-17 (first published: 2009-05-30)
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Automate drive space monitoring for all production servers
Monitoring space in production server is one of the top priority tasks for a DBA. This script will automate it
2011-04-19 (first published: 2009-05-28)
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Moving Database Files Detach/Attach or ALTER DATABASE?
Learn why ALTER DATABASE should be preferred over Detach/Attach for moving database files on the same SQL Server from MVP Jonathan Kehayias.
2010-09-24 (first published: 2009-05-27)
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Comparing Files from Different Folders Using SQL Server and XML
Sometimes there is a need to process files in a folder, but first you need to determine which files need to be processed compared to older files that have already been processed. There are several ways that this can be done, but in this tip I show you a way this can be done using SQL Server and XML.
2009-05-19
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2009-05-15
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2009-05-12
4,637 reads
The Ultimate Dupe Finder & Performance Test Parameter Set Researcher
Finds the largest dupe-sets of one or more columns of a single table or derived table. Great for finding hoggy parameter combinations for perf-testing queries within stored procedures!
2009-05-29 (first published: 2009-05-05)
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Introduction to Profiler
This article introduces Profiler presenting what it is, how to use it, and why you might want to use it.
2009-04-16
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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