In SQL Server 2005, the management object framework changed substantially from the DMO framework in prior verisons. Now we have SMO, RMO, and other .NET assemblies that can be used to manage SQL Server. New author Brandie Tarvin brings us a short look at how SMO can be used to perform one of those critical tasks in SQL Server.
This article explains how to import text files using SSIS in those cases where the text files have different formatted data on different rows. The solution recommended involves minimal coding and is highly maintainable.
A new technology could be a boon for database servers, dramatically increasing the amount of memory available for SQL Server.
Steve Jones looks ahead to an interesting trip for the future of a couple of technical geeks.
Steve Jones looks ahead to an interesting trip for the future of a couple of technical geeks.
Steve Jones looks ahead to an interesting trip for the future of a couple of technical geeks.
This tip shows you how you can apply the cross-validation feature in the upcoming SQL Server 2008 release to estimate if the training set size is sufficient for a given model.
Optimize SQL Server non-clustered indexes and queries by considering index fields, compound indexes and SQL Server statistics' impact on non-clustered indexes.
Expressions can be used to dynamically build an output file. Here we will show you another way to do this using the script task.
SQL Server 2008 sets a TPC record. And it hasn't even been released. This editorial was originally published on Mar 4, 2008. It is being rerun as Steve is on vacation.
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In SQL Server, there is a concept of page density. This is determined by how much data is stored on each page. What is a page density of 90%?
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