Finding Unique Non-Repeating Random Numbers
Learn three methods of creating random numbers that do not repeat in this article from Brandie Tarvin.
Creating Synchronization Providers With The Sync Framework
Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive platform for synchronizing offline and online data, and facilitates collaboration and offline access for applications, services and devices alike. It is protocol- and database-independent and includes technologies and tools that enable device roaming, sharing and the ability to take networked data offline before synchronizing it back at a later point in time.
A Quick Look at the MPP World
David Poole takes a look at the Massively Parallel Processing world for database servers.
The Bottom Line
A good employee should try to affect the bottom line in their company, striving to make a difference. Steve Jones passes on some advice on how to do that today.
Using Dynamic Management Objects to Monitor I/Os Against an Instance of SQL Server
To ensure that queries run as efficiently as possible, the database administrator needs to monitor performance to find inefficient queries. This article focuses on exploring how a DBA can monitor the I/Os against an instance of SQL Server, using Dynamic Management Objects, or more commonly know as Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Functions (DMFs).
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.
Creating packages in code - Workflow
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.
SQL Social in Kent
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.
(Un)Common Speed Phreakery
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.
Going From Many Schemas To One Schema
A Technique to deal with moving data from multiple schemas into one table
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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