How do your indexes perform under different fragmentation levels in SQL 2000? Joe Doherty brings us part 1 of his look at this topic with an examination of how your data is stored and a detailed analysis of DBCC SHOWCONTIG.
Learn how to make life easier by dividing large tables and indexes into smaller parts.
It is not recommended, but there is quite a bit of valuable information stored in the SQL Server 2000 system tables. Raj Vasant brings us a look at some of the information that you can get by directly querying the system tables and explains what is stored in a number of them, including gathering information about computed columns.
It's small and neat but it might just save your data...Robyn Page's crib sheet tells you everything you wanted to know about SQL Server backup but were afraid to ask.
Oracle and SQL Server are both database platforms built on SQL, but there are vast differences between them. Janet Wong brings us a tale of her experiences in moving from Oracle to SQL Server as a developer.
Every SQL Server developer has a preferred method of doing things; mine is what I call molecular queries. These are queries assembled from atomic queries; by which, I mean that they address exactly one table. By combing atoms, I can create molecules.
Whether you use the forums here or post questions in the venerable Usenet usegroups, there are some basic courtesies you should follow. Sushula Iyer takes a minute to list some things that might help you get your next question answered quickly and completely.
The .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 make it easy to create a basic but extensible database-monitoring solution without a lot of complexity or coding.
We've added a few more bundles to our sale, including a new book: The Best of SQLServerCentral.com - vol. 4. If you're not coming to the PASS 2006 Summit, this is your chance to snag this volume for your corporate bookshelf.
SQL Server does a great job of handling concurrency & ensuring that users can make changes in multi-user systems without conflict. However there are times a strict calling order is needed.
By Brian Kelley
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