Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part II
Part II of this series discusses more about PowerShell and its features in conjunction with SMO.
SQL Server Spotlight on Buck Woody
One of the people responsible for Books Online in SQL Server 2005 takes a few minutes to share some thoughts with SQLServerCentral.com
Enterprise Architecture: Connect-the-Dots for Adults
Developing an enterprise architecture can be viewed as connect-the-dots for adults. However, in doing so, all you get is a pretty picture and not a management tool that can help an organization understand and manage itself.
Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part I
As you probably know, Windows PowerShell is the new command shell and scripting language that provides a command line environment for interactive exploration and administration of computers. In addition, it provides an opportunity to script these commands so that we can schedule and run these scripts multiple times.
Getting the Most Out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer, Part II
Brian Kelley continues his series on getting the most out of SQL Server 2000's Query Analyzer. In this article he looks at the Object Browser and the Transact-SQL Debugger, new features in the 2000 Edition which can reduce development and troubleshooting time for DBAs and database developers.
High Availability - Sample Chapter
Apress has been generous enough to provide us with a sample chapter from their book on SQL Server 2005 High Availability by Alan Hirt.
SQL 2000 DBA Toolkit Part 2
After introducing us to a comprehensive encryption toolkit in part I, Michael Coles delves into Regular Expressions and the functions included in the toolkit for use on SQL Server 2000.
The PASS 2007 Round Up
A list of articles and comments, including some pictures, from the 2007 PASS Summit in Denver.
The Troubleshooting List
SQL Server guru Andy Warren brings us a list of things that he considers when things go wrong. Read about some of the common sense approaches to solving performance and other problems.
Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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CMS server query & temp tables
I am annoyed. We have a CMS server that has hundreds of servers saved...
The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Problem Isn't Always Your...
Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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