For SQL Server 2005/2008, Consider SecurityAdmin = SysAdmin
In a recent thread here on SQL Server Central, it was pointed out that a member of the securityadmin fixed...
Oracle to SQL Server, Crossing the Great Divide, Part 3
We soon learn, in SQL Server, that heaps are a bad thing, without necessarily understanding how or why. Jonathan Lewis is an Oracle expert who doesn't like to take such strictures for granted, especially when they don't apply to Oracle. Jonathan discovers much about how SQL Server places data, and concludes from his experiments that heaps perform badly in SQL Server because you cannot specify a fill factor for them.
Self-Service vs. Managed BI
Is self service BI a good idea? Some people think so, others don't. Steve Jones talks about one of the issues and why it might actually not be a problem.
Configuring Alerts for Policy-Based Management
How can I receive notifications when the policies I have implemented have been violated so I don't have to manually look at each server?
Becoming Highly Productive
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. You can get more productive, but are you being productive at the tasks that you should be working on? See what Andy Warren has to say.
SQL CLR Data Types and Performance
Using SqlTypes can have a significant impact on the performance of your SQL CLR implementations. Is it for the better? Read this article to find out.
Gathering Perfmon Data with Powershell
Inspired to streamline the process of gathering and storing data from Performance Monitor Counters, SQL Server MVP Laerte Junior guides us through the functions of his remarkably useful module.
Incompetent or Malicious
When someone else doesn't do a good job to prove a point, are they incompetent or malicious? Steve Jones comments.
Turn on CHECKSUM after an upgrade
When reloading or attaching a SQL 2000 database to SQL 2005 or 2008, the database objects are upgraded automatically. Some database options don't change, though. PAGE_VERIFY is one of them.
Binary Trees in SQL
A number of hierarchies and networks are most conveniently modelled as binary trees. So what is the best way of representing them in SQL? Joe Celko discards the Nested Set solution in favour of surprisingly efficient solution based on the Binary Heap
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The Book of Redgate: Hours
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I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
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PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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Squared Values
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