How can you quickly and easily compare recordsets from different instances? This article will show you a quick way to do this with PowerShell.

Kill a SPID

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

This editorial was originally published on Sept 5, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. Today Steve talks about the potential problems with killing SPIDs in SQL Server.

SQL Server 2012 Database Recovery Advisor: Simplified Point in Time Recovery

by Jonathan Kehayias

SQLServerCentral.com

SQL Server 2012

The aim of the new Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 is to simplify the task of piecing together a recovery sequence from multiple backup files, comprising full, differential, and log backups. In this article, I'll demonstrate how the tool makes it easier to plan for, and perform, a point in time recovery from a series of backups, in order to recover data that may have been lost due to an application bug, or user error.

File Watcher Task

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sqlis.com

Integration Services (SSIS)

The task will detect changes to existing files as well as new files, both actions will cause the file to be found when available. A file is available when the task can open it exclusively. This is important for files that take a long time to be written, such as large files, or those that are just written slowly or delivered via a slow network link.

One Single View

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

This editorial was originally published on Oct 9, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. When I worked at JD Edwards, one of the goals of our business intelligence system was to house a single view of the truth. I recently saw a blog post by Andrew Fryer that does a good job of explaining what this actually is.

SQL Triggers in a Security Context

by Derek Colley

SQLServerCentral.com

SQL Server

This article will show you how to use user-defined triggers to supplement your security policies, preventing unauthorised data manipulation and blocking unfriendly logins.

Do you work with data to support organizational decisions?

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Redgate

Are you a database or BI expert supporting decisions in your company with reports or models using Microsoft tools? We want to hear how you do this and what you think of the trend towards 'self-service' analysis for business users. Share your experiences in a short survey.

The PoSh DBA - The Attributes of Advanced Functions

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SimpleTalk

PowerShell

Once you pass that point of just hurriedly writing PowerShell scripts for immediate use and start to write PowerShell functions for reuse, then you'll want a robust set of parameters that allow functions to work just like cmdlets.