Fooling SQL Server
Today Steve Jones looks at the new release of restore technology from Red Gate software that allows you to "fool" SQL Server.
Today Steve Jones looks at the new release of restore technology from Red Gate software that allows you to "fool" SQL Server.
This is just a quick one prompted by a question on the SSIS Forum, how to programmatically add a precedence constraint (aka workflow) between two tasks. To keep the code simple I’ve actually used two Sequence containers which are often used as anchor points for a constraint. Very often this is when you have task that you wish to conditionally execute based on an expression.
On Aug 18, 2010 there is a SQL Social meeting in Kent, UK. Read about the details and attend if you are in the area.
Is there such a thing as too much attention to the performance of SQL? It isn’t only a question of time and inclination, but also of the resilience and flexibility of the code.
A Technique to deal with moving data from multiple schemas into one table
Did your company lose data last year? It can be hard to know, especially when even laws designed to ensure breaches are reported have loopholes. Steve Jones thinks this is a bad idea.
This challenge invites you to create a graph/chart using T-SQL
Many times there is the need to restart the SQL Server services, this could be a reboot of the server after patching, service pack installation or due to some other reason. Sometimes we may face issues after the restart for example the SPN is not registered, a database is offline etc... For the solution you can use the below standard SQL Server validation checklist after you restart your SQL services.
Red Gate Software is having another million dollar challenge. If you work for a small software company, or have a software product of your own, read about the challenge.
SQL databases come in all shapes and sizes and schemas. This month, our SQL expert helps with condensing, growing and redesigning databases.
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While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
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Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
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This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
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As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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