A New (and Hopefully Better) Approach to Constants
A look at how constants are used in T-SQL and SQL Server in general along with some suggestions on how better to deal with them.
2007-10-16
7,939 reads
Articles
Microsoft Windows Power Shell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part 4
This installment illustrates how to use PowerShell script to loop through the content of the file and connect to different servers.
2007-10-16
2,744 reads
Charlotte's SQL Server User Group
If you're in the Charlotte, NC area, the user group is meeting on October 16, 2007
2007-10-15
523 reads
Who wants to be a SQL Server DBA?
A look at how one of our longtime members goes about hiring new DBAs.
2007-10-15
12,418 reads
Restore your SQL Server database using transaction logs
Most DBAs dread hearing that they need to restore a database to a point in time, especially if the database is a production database. However, knowing how to do this is of the utmost importance for a DBA's skill set. I'll walk you through the steps of how to restore a SQL Server database to a point in time to recover a data table.
2007-10-15
4,024 reads
Survive A SQL Server DBA Technical Interview
Another little bit of career advice, this time from longtime author Jeffrey Yao who gives you some pointeres on what you should know for your next job interview.
2007-10-12 (first published: 2006-07-10)
36,140 reads
Are key performance indicators a true measure?
Some managers love to look solely at numbers when assessing performance, and key performance indicators (KPIs) are right up their street. But how useful are they in the context of software development
2007-10-12
3,591 reads
Collation Error 468
Most DBAs don't ever deal with multiple languages or different collation and sort order settings in SQL Server, but it can be a handy piece of information to have. Steve Jones brings us a quick look at a problem in comparing data across databases.
2007-10-11
11,074 reads
2007-10-11
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Build a Green Datacenter
Green is the hot topic these days, and the concept is having an impact on the way people think about datacenters. Companies around the world are announcing ways to save energy and reduce
2007-10-11
1,178 reads
Blogs
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Using AI for Git Hooks
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sys.query_store_query question
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Encoding Strings
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