Adoption
Are lots of people adopting SQL Server 2008? Should you be looking at it? Steve Jones has a few comments on what the new lifecycle of SQL Server might mean for DBAs and developers.
2009-03-03
758 reads
Editorial - MP3
The SQL Bailout
With all the bailouts being requested in the US, where is the money for DBAs who need it?
2009-03-02
834 reads
A Cloudy Week - Database Weekly (Mar 2, 2009)
There has been a lot of news about cloud computing this past week, including an announcement about SQL Server.
2009-02-28
1,009 reads
Pruning
DBAs tend to be very organized, and most of them don't want unnecessary objects on their systems. Is it worth cleaning up? Steve Jones asks the question this Friday.
2009-02-25
1,056 reads
The February 2009 Energy Update
In this month's energy update Steve Jones takes a look at more efficient building practices to increase energy efficiency.
2009-02-25
941 reads
The February 2009 Energy Update
In this month's energy update Steve Jones takes a look at more efficient building practices to increase energy efficiency.
2009-02-25
896 reads
Chargeback
Should IT charge other departments for the use of its resources? Is that good for the business? Steve Jones comments on what this could mean for SQL Server DBAs.
2009-02-24
66 reads
Why Are There So Many Editions?
SQL Server has grown from two editions in the v6.5 days to 7 with SQL Server 2008. Why are there so many editions? Steve Jones gives his thoughts.
2009-02-22
67 reads
Downtime
One thing most DBAs try to avoid whenever possible is unexpected downtime. It still happens, and we have to deal with it. This Friday Steve Jones asks in the poll how much it happens to you.
2009-02-19
857 reads
Too Much Data
These days more and more systems gather data all the time, but are we using that data? Steve Jones comments on the glut of information and some of the problems that creates.
2009-02-18
82 reads
Blogs
PASS Data Community Summit 2026
By Steve Jones
Yesterday was the first day of sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit (after...
T-SQLTuesday 204: Are blogs still relevant?
This month’s blogging party is hosted by Jeff Ianucci – his challenge is to...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Switching Schemas I
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Enforcing Unique Customer Emails When Duplicates Already Exist
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Enforcing Unique Customer Emails When...
Question of the Day
Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers