Keep It Simple
As we build more sophisticated maintenance procedures, we increase the complexity of our systems. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones has a few comments on what this means for DBAs.
Removing Audit History - SQL School Video
MVP Andy Warren continues his series of videos on auditing with a look at removing old data. In this video, learn how to develop an easy system to keep a rolling history, removing anything older than a set number of days.
Report Templates Using Stylesheets
In the third article in his series on styling reports, Aaron Akin takes a look at using templates to ease and speed development.
Database Mirroring FAQ: Why is my mirror database in a restoring state?
Question: Why is my mirror database in a restoring state? Hi, I am still working on DB mirroring with prinicpal and mirror. There will be no Witness. This is what I did and
SQL Server 2008 Integration Services Tasks
This article is the first in a series of articles that will be covering all the Control Flow Tasks and Maintenance Plan Tasks in SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
Stored procedures to implement paging for large tables or queries in SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008
A tip from MSSQLTips that shows a few ways for implementing paging on large tables.
Guest Editorial: Improving Northwind
The Northwind database has a place in our collective hearts, despite all efforts to displace it in favor of AdventureWorks. However, a lot has happened in the past twelve or so years, and Phil Factor wonders if we can't, as a community, do better.
How to Get Management Buy-In for Software purchases
There is a good chance that the process of purchasing software or hardware in your organization involves several people. DBAs will often initiate a request, but are not normally trained in the arts of influencing the management decision process to ensure that essentials get purchased. It is becoming essential to understand how to get Management support for software purchases. Dan offers nuggets of wisdom.
Keep It Simple
As we build more sophisticated maintenance procedures, we increase the complexity of our systems. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones has a few comments on what this means for DBAs.
Keep It Simple
As we build more sophisticated maintenance procedures, we increase the complexity of our systems. Is that a good thing? Steve Jones has a few comments on what this means for DBAs.
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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