A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 7
For Day 7 of this series, I will talk about the incredibly useful CPU-Z utility, which is available for free...
Database Design Example: Curriculum Vitae
I’ve explained the database design process in a series of articles that you can find here. In this tutorial, I’ll put that information to good use and design a database from the start of the process to the finish. To keep this example to a single article, I’ll not repeat the information from those previous articles, so make sure you look those over before reading this one.
Methods For Converting a Stored Procedure
An interesting use of T-SQL to run a stored procedure as part of a SELECT statement to get a result set to be used and combined with other tables. From Eli Leiba, learn how you can build a stored procedure into your queries.
The Standard Edition Wish List
This Friday Steve Jones asks what you would like to see in Standard Edition. Is there one feature that would make a big difference to you?
Am I a sysadmin? (or other SQL Server role)
How do you check if you are a sysadmin? It’s fairly easy to do in Management Studio. You can go...
Continuous Integration for SQL Server Databases
When it comes to the subject of putting databases into source control, Troy Hunt is no shrinking violet. “Database source control is no longer negotiable”. In this article, published originally in his Blog, Troy explains how to do Continuous Integration from a database that is in a Version Control System (VCS).
Getting More Hardware Information from SQL Server Denali DMV Queries
As I recently discussed, I often hear from database professionals who are not allowed to access their database servers directly....
Data Warehouse Development: Version 0
What do you do first when developing a data warehouse? MVP Andy Leonard brings us a look at the foundation he uses, which might surprise you.
Social Networking Prowess
If the future of out IT works involves more ad hoc, swarming project teams, are you prepared? Steve Jones talks about social networking being something you might consider as a way to build some skills to work with others in a less formal way.
Developing with SQL Server: Three ways to get at data
Getting at data within a .NET application can be straightforward using built in controls or much more complex through connections,...
Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Forums
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Five Intelligent Query Processing Features in SQL Server 2022 That Quietly Tune Your Workload
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Checking the Error Log I
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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