SQL Spy 4.0 is a program that lets you monitor your server real time to look for locking problems, unusual user activity or users that are using large amounts of your server resources. The program is like SQL Profiler in a tighter, easier package.
In this follow up article Andy looks at how maintenance plans report errors and how they actually accomplish what they do. A little snooping with Profiler reveals all!
In this article by Jamie Voss, he shows the methodology he used to develop his task management database.
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Is the Identity property part of a transaction? I always thought so, but decided to test it and see what happens.
This article shows you how to use the CASE function to design single query solutions that have changing results depending on the values you assign to variables. These techniques are extremely useful as alternatives to dynamic SQL.
Version control for stored procedures isn't always popular and certainly isn't easy. Or can it be? Andy discusses a technique he used on a recent project that you might find interesting.
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