Discover Analysis Service's Properties using Windows PowerShell and AMO
Part 2 of this series illustrates how to use Windows PowerShell and AMO to get the various Server properties of SQL Server Analysis Service.
Using SQL Server meta data to list tables that make up views
One of the issues I often face is the need to find views that are already established for certain tables. This maybe for other developers, end users or even for myself. I could search the system tables to find this or explore each view, but are there other ways to easily find a list of all tables that are used for a view or even a list of all views that a table is tied to?
Versioning Over Time
How do you handle the tracking of changes across time in a database? Not auditing, but the actual structural and schema changes. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with rapidly changing versions.
Writing a Basic MDX Query Pt.2 - SQL School Video
In the second part of this basic video on MDX queries, MVP Brian Knight continues with his discussion of MDX, examining some more advanced MDX features.
Analyze and Fix Index Fragmentation in SQL Server 2008
This article describes how an index gets fragmented and the steps which a DBA can take to fix index fragmentation
Determine Object Dependencies Before Changing Your SQL Server Schema Design
Maintaining a database often means schema changes. Before you change or delete anything, be sure to check for dependent objects.
Alone Time
Working in a distributed team can be challenging, but working in an office can be just as difficult. Steve Jones talks a bit about time management today.
SQL Server 2008 Mirroring Testing
Comparison of performance of SQL 2008 mirroring to SQL 2005 mirroring.
Configuring storage in DB with more writes than reads
Learn how to configure SQL Server database storage with higher disk writes than disk reads. Set up a RAID 10 array, cache configuration and file disk layout.
Data Types in SQL Server 2008
Don Schlichting compares and contrasts the various SQL Server 2008 Data Types. In addition, he explores which Data Types are the best solutions for specific situations.
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Question of the Day
Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
DECLARE @Amount MONEY; SET @Amount = '?1500'; SELECT CAST( @Amount AS VARCHAR(30)) AS EurosSee possible answers