Memory
Not a sound from the pavement. Have you ever come across a SQL query that used to run faster? Has that...
Writing an SSBS App When the Initiator and Target are on the Same Database
SQL Server Service Broker (SSBS), introduced with SQL Server 2005 and enhanced in SQL Server 2008, allows you to write queuing/message based applications within the database itself. This article discusses creating an application in which Initiator and Target both are in the same database.
If You Had To Pick a Super Hero...
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at a lighter topic that's fun for most geeks: super heroes.
SQL Source Control - Q & A
After a webinar for SQL Source Control, there were a large number of questions left unanswered. All have been listed here, along with answers from the Red Gate development team.
Defensive Db Programming Chapter 05
We are here again with after another week and ready for another episode in this series. Today we get to...
SQL Schema Comparison with Visual Studio 2010
we normally do development on the development box; then during the build preparation we compare the development database with the QA/UAT/Production database to identify differences and generate schema objects for synchronization or incremental deployment scripts. How we can compare schema objects between databases and generate synchronization or incremental deployment scripts?
Individual Contributions
Each person on a team, or even in a company, can contribute something. Steve Jones reminds us not to assume we are better than others because of our job.
A deadlock was detected while trying to lock variables in SSIS
Error: 0xC001405C at SQL Log Status: A deadlock was detected while trying to lock variables "User::RowCount" for read/write access. A lock cannot be acquired after 16 attempts. The locks timed out. Have you ever considered variable locking when building your SSIS packages? I expect many people haven’t just because most of the time you never see an error like the one above. I’ll try and explain a few key concepts about variable locking and hopefully you never will see that error
SSIS: Conditional File Processing in a ForEach Loop
I’ve fielded a number of requests recently asking how to interrogate a file within SSIS and change the processing rules...
Mutexes in SQL
This article shows you how to manage process control among multiple servers using a lightweight database utility
Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
By ReviewMyDB
Index maintenance has always meant nightly jobs and a window you have to defend....
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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