Detaching and Attaching a Database
Detaching and attaching a database is an advanced trick that can be useful in anything from transporting your database to recovering from a disaster.
Generate Test Data Quickly With Cross Joins
Need to rough up some bulk test data in a hurry? A carefully thought-out Cross Join could be the answer.
Putting 'FOR XML' to Use
Want to take advantage of some of the benefits of using XML for data exchange, take a look at 'FOR XML' in SQL 2000.
Using the Public Role to Manage Permissions
This article by Andy Warren discusses both how to use the Public Role and how using Public may cause you more problems than it's worth. Great examples!
Conversion of DB2 Data to SQL Server through DTS
In this article, Brian Knight shows you how to convert data stored in DB2 to SQL Server using DTS.
Someone Actually Thought This Through
A response from Great Plains Software on the use of the sa account in Dynamics software.
Avoiding Bottlenecks with Temporary Tables
Were you aware that the act of populating a temporary table can cause system-wide bottlenecks on your server? Problems can occur both with SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0/2000 in different ways, and in this article Neil Boyle discusses how best to avoid them.
Configuring SQL Server 6.5
A properly configured SQL Server can mean the difference between a sluggish server and one that runs well. There are a few pitfalls that you can experience in doing this.
IIS Connection Pooling ? ADO Gotcha!
This article by Leon Platt speaks to how you can avoid pulling your hair out when configuring connection pooling for IIS.
Blogs
What does the Machine Learning process look like?
By damianwidera
This is the second article in the Machine Learning area. I have explained a...
Azure Cosmos DB: real-time data movement using Change Feed and Azure Functions
In this article, we will focus on creating a data pipeline to ETL (Extract,...
Quick 6 month check – how are those learning goals going…?
By HamishWatson
So in January I wrote a blog post on some goals I had this...
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DB Snapshot on TDE Enabled Database
Dear All, I have a DB on which TDE is enabled. When trying to...
Installing SQL 2017 Error
I am trying to install SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Edition. It is an Iso...
Select n records in table X from a field on table Y
Hi, hope someone can help with this. I've the table gifts_to_give: Id_give number_of_gifts name ...
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