The Corporate Borg
A new type of application looks to collate and integrate knowledge from workers all around a company. Steve Jones is reminded of the Borg for today's editorial and says it might be good for data professionals.
SQL Server 2008 Audit Change Group
Auditing your SQL Server instances has become more of a concern these days. SQL Server 2008 introduced a new feature named SQL Server Audit. Enabling this feature can be done in just a few simple steps, but so could disabling this feature. And when it comes to audits, many times you are asked to provide proof that the audit itself has not been tampered with.
Friday Afternoon
This Friday's poll asks when types of distractions you might like to have at work that would let you recharge. Answer and let everyone else know what would help you enjoy your job more.
SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Enhancements Part - II
Continuing with his series on changes in SQL Server 2008, Arshad Ali takes a look at table enhancements and new data types.
Log Growing Pains
Understanding the transaction log seems to be a very difficult concept fro mos DBAs to grasp. Jason Brimhall brings us a new article that helps to troubleshoot the cause of log growths.
Separate Styles
Does it make sense to publish multiple articles on the same subject? Steve Jones talks about the reasoning behind how SQLServerCentral chooses content.
Kimball University: Three ETL Compromises to Avoid
Why neglecting slowly changing dimensions, failing to capture metadata and overlooking scope creep can be the undoing of a dimensional data warehousing initiative.
Code Writing Code
Do you write code that writes code? Steve Jones thinks this is one of those milestones that marks the maturity of a DBA.
Is Your Database Application DeadLock and Timeout Resistent?
Is your application scalable under increased activity? Timothy Claason brings us a methodology for testing how your application will deal with database load.
Breaking Down TempDB Contention
Breaking Down TempDB Contention
What is tempDB contention? From the outside looking in, tempDB contention may look like any other blocking. There...
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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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