The Rights for Data
As we develop new applications and our computers gain new capabilities, what rights do our data include? Steve Jones explores a controversy with the Amazon Kindle.
Mastering SQL Server Profiler - Part 3: Getting Started
This, the third installment of the "Becoming a Profiler Master" online training course, shows how to start, stop and control Profiler and how to save the traces.
Comparing Hardcoded functions, In-Line TVF's, and Scalar Functions
While perusing some of the threads on SQLServerCentral.com one of the questions that hit me was regarding the use of scalar functions in queries. In this particular case, in the column list of a SELECT statement. Did it make sense to encapsulate a routine...
Script a cube using Windows PowerShell and AMO
This installment of "Windows PowerShell and AMO" covers how to script a cube from a SQL Server Analysis Service instance to XMLA format file.
SQL Server Audit: Magic without a Wizard
In SQL Server 2008, Microsoft introduced SQL Server Audit. This is much better than anything we had before, and is likely to meet the needs of all but the largest, or most highly-regulated industries. SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition includes all of the features, whereas SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition only provides a subset. What is most attractive about it, is that it is easy to administer, as Thomas LaRock explains.
Take Care of Yourself
There are many ways to invest in yourself and Steve Jones reminds us of one in today's editorial.
Take Care of Yourself
There are many ways to invest in yourself and Steve Jones reminds us of one in today's editorial.
Take Care of Yourself
There are many ways to invest in yourself and Steve Jones reminds us of one in today's editorial.
A SQL Server Issue? (Database Weekly May 11, 2009)
The problems with Windows 7 downloads were blamed on SQL Server. Steve Jones thinks this was a huge mistake.
Imaginative Auditing with Rollback (Undo) and RollForward (Redo) Part I
Using an audit table to rollback changes to data might be a nice addition to many applications. David McKinney's new series looks at how you can use this data for RollBack or RollForward.
Blogs
A New Word: Ecstatic Shock
By Steve Jones
ecstatic shock – n. a surge of energy upon catching a glimpse from someone...
The CDO’s Playbook for AI Driven Decision Making
By Chris Yates
The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...
sp_snapshot – The easy way to take database snapshots of one or more databases – V3.0
Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
Forums
sp_prepare and sp_execute vs sp_executesql
I have noticed sp_executesql also makes a single plan for a stmt with parameter...
Find Invalid Objects in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Who am I?
If I want to track which login called a stored procedure and use the value in an audit, what function can I use to replace the xxx below?
create procedure AddNewCustomer
@customername varchar(200)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @added VARCHAR(100)
SELECT @added = xxx
IF @customername IS NOT NULL
INSERT dbo.Customer
(
CustomerName,
AddedBy
)
VALUES
(@customername, @added)
END See possible answers