Using Views and Synonyms for Abstraction - SQL School Video
In this SQL School Video, Brian Knight shows how to abstract your schema with views and synonyms.
2009-01-22
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Creating a Synonym for a Table - SQL School Video
New in SQL Server 2005, Synonyms replace aliases from previous versions. Brian Knight shows how they can be created and used.
2009-01-20
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Generating Random Results - SQL School Video
How can you randomly generate data? MVP Andy Warren shows how in this SQL School Video.
2009-01-15
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Disabling Indexes - SQL School Video
There are times that you do not want indexes to be updated and used. Brian Knight shows how you can accomplish this with a new SQL School video.
2009-01-13
3,269 reads
Post SQL Server 2008 Upgrade - SQL School Video
After you complete an upgrade to SQL Server 2008, Brian Knight goes over some things you might want to do first.
2009-01-08
3,249 reads
SQL Server Options to Avoid - SQL School Video
Not every option in SQL Server is useful or appropriate. Brian Knight shows which ones you might not wish to mess with.
2009-01-06
6,262 reads
SQL Server Management Studio for Beginners - SQL School Video
Learn the basics of how to work with Management Studio in this SQL School video.
2009-01-01
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Moving TempDB - SQL School Video
Moving databases is fairly simple, but when you move a system database, there are a few extra steps to follow. MVP Brian Knight walks us through how to move temdb in this video.
2008-12-30
4,743 reads
Creating One-Time Jobs - SQL School Video
SQL Agent is one of the handiest subsystems in SQL Server. This video shows how you can schedule a one-time job to handle something without you being there.
2008-12-23
3,892 reads
Using the CheckSum Function - SQL School Video
There are times that you want to determine quickly if any data has changed. Brian Knight shows how checksums can be used in T-SQL.
2008-12-18
6,134 reads
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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