Should DBAs Be the Protectors of Data?
Brad McGehee wonders whether DBA's should take a more active role in managing their organization's data, even if it means potentially ruffling a few feathers.
Physical Join Operators in SQL Server - Merge Operator
Part II of the Physical Joins series looks at the Merge operator.
Are We Not Testing Enough?
This Friday Steve Jones asks if we are setting the bar high enough when interviewing people and would you want to test more?
There Must Be 15 Ways To Lose Your Cursors… Part 2
Learn to use Where, Claire. Plus a conversion methodology, a test harness and more!
Reporting Services 2008 R2: Geospatial Visualization – Part I
Geospatial Visualization is one of the key new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services. This step-by-step tutorial demonstrates the creation of a Map Report.
Log shipping and A Control Mechanism
Longtime author Leo Peysakhovich has implemented a log shipping mechanism that can recover from failures and give you control over how it works. Read on if you want to implement your own version of log shipping and have control over all aspects of the process.
Lost Data
Steve Jones talks about the loss of data, and how it can impact your life. And why you want to be sure that your restores are ready in the event of a disaster.
Kimball University: Extreme Status Tracking For Real Time Customer Analysis
Customer interactions create a wealth of timely data that marketing departments are eager to exploit. The customer status fact table provides a central switchboard for using this fast-moving data.
Come Vacation on the SQL Cruise
This fall you have the chance to learn from a number of SQL Server experts and get a little vacation at the same time on a SQL Cruise.
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Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
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Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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