CLR Integration in SQL
Learn how to build a CLR function that can be used to perform string manipulations that might be rather complex in T-SQL.
2012-04-05
8,091 reads
SQL Server 2008
Tips for Upgrading a Cluster to SQL 2008 - Part 2
This article describes my experience in upgrading a four node cluster with three active instances to SQL 2008
2012-03-20
2,401 reads
A Guide to Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
This document shows how to install a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services instance.
2012-02-14
24,264 reads
SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Integration Services - Analysis Services Processing Task
The primary purpose of SQL Server 2008 Integration Services is to deliver extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) functionality that supports core features of the SQL Server database management system. However, there are numerous scenarios where its role involves interaction with components that provide business intelligence-related features incorporated into the product.
2011-08-15
3,926 reads
2011-08-24 (first published: 2011-08-12)
1,112 reads
Table Value Constructors in SQL Server 2008
Table Value Constructors (TVCs) are a useful feature of 2008, allowing you to specify tables of values and expressions. Users who are stuck with previous versions of SQL Server can play along, since Rob Sheldon demonstrates that there have always been ways of doing this in SQL Server, though less elegantly.
2011-07-07
3,929 reads
Support for 15,000 Partitions in SQL Server 2008 SP2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1
In SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, the number of partitions on tables and indexes is limited to 1,000. This paper discusses how SQL Server 2008 SP2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 address this limitation by providing an option to increase the limit to 15,000 partitions. It describes how support for 15,000 partitions can be enabled and disabled on a database. It also talks about performance characteristics, certain limitations associated with this support, known issues, and their workarounds. This support is targeted to enterprise customers and ISVs with large-scale decision support or data warehouse requirements.
2011-06-09
2,755 reads
More SQL Server 2008 Installation Issues
Robert Pearl brings us a few more potential SQL Server 2008 installation issues on Windows 7 and a few workarounds that might help you get around them.
2011-05-05
5,489 reads
SQL Server 2008 Installation Issues - Issues and Workarounds
MVP Robert Pearl explains how to get around some common issues that might occur when installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7.
2011-04-28
7,347 reads
The SQL Server 2008 Datetimeoffset Data Type
The Datetimeoffset Data Type was introduced in SQL Server 2008 (and .Net Frameword 3.5) and is the most advanced date and time date type available.
2014-03-28 (first published: 2011-04-18)
16,786 reads
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