2008-02-26
3,165 reads
SQL Server 2005
XML data type in SQL Server 2005 vs. VARCHAR (MAX)
Learn performance impacts of the XML data type and VARCHAR (MAX) data type in SQL Server 2005. Here are storage, I/O and CPU results of XML in SQL Server.
2008-02-08
4,761 reads
A Failed Jobs Monitoring System
One DBA's tale of how to monitor jobs for failure and ensure that the DBA is alerted to the fact that there is a problem. (from Feb 2008)
2017-02-02 (first published: 2008-02-05)
23,281 reads
Data Access Tracing in SQL Server 2005
Learn how to apply the new tracing functionality in Microsoft data access technologies such as ADO.NET 2.0, MDAC 2.82, SQL Server Native Client, and the JDBC driver; and in the SQL Server network protocols and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine.
2008-02-04
2,802 reads
Object Dependencies in SQL Server
In this video, Randy Dyess shows you how important SQL Server dependencies are and some of the faults with SQL Server 2005 with these. For example, SQL Server will allow you to create a stored procedure that points to a table that doesn't exist. He also shows you how this problem has been corrected in SQL Server 2008.
2008-01-30
6,718 reads
Search for a text in all databases
This procedure searches for a specified text in all (or one selected) databases in all (or selected) tables.
2011-03-02 (first published: 2008-01-25)
5,084 reads
Storing Images and BLOB files in SQL Server
This article explores the data types and methods used for storing BLOBs (Binary Large Objects), such as images and sounds, inside SQL Server.
2008-01-24
4,577 reads
SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer (January 2008) -- Now Available!
An upgrade to the Best Practices Analyzer from Microsoft is now available. Here's a blog post from the SQL CAT team.
2008-01-21
3,617 reads
2005 Blocking Locks RDL for Management Studio
RDL for use in MSSSQL 2005's Management Studio (custom reports).
2008-03-28 (first published: 2008-01-18)
1,194 reads
Partitioning - Part 4
Continuing on with his series on table partitioning, Andy Warren takes a look at some fo the advanced features available in SQL Server Enterprise Edition.
2008-01-17
7,480 reads
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Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers