Joe Celko finds a reference to Conway's Game of Life while clearing out his desk, and is suddenly gripped with nostalgia. It wasn't just flares, mullets and disco, but simple computer games in interpreted basic. Somehow, Conway's Game of Life was too intriguing to be abandoned in the attic. Can it be implemented in SQL? Joe sets up a challenge.
2014-06-16
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Learn all you need to know about MDX, by drawing only on your current SQL knowledge.
2014-06-13 (first published: 2012-11-01)
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It is important to set up SQL Server Agent Security on the principles of 'executing with minimum privileges’, and ensure that errors are properly logged and alerts are set up for a comprehensive range of errors. SQL Server Agent allows fine-grained control of every job step that should allow tasks to be run entirely safely even if they occasionally need special privileges.
2014-06-13
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Daniel Farina demonstrates how to create and test hypothetical indexes with the undocumented DBCC AUTOPILOT command.
2014-06-13
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Enabling and Configuring Reporting and Logging for Maintenance Plans in SQL Server 2012
2014-06-12
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The articles collected here will help you understand the theories and methodologies behind every stage of the database delivery pipeline, starting when database changes are checked in, and ending when they're deployed to production.
2014-06-12
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Database technologies are always improving, which database platforms will you be using tomorrow? Red Gate wants to stay ahead to make sure you have the tools you need to do awesome work. Help us by completing this short survey.
2014-06-12 (first published: 2014-05-29)
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What does it take to become a database administrator, or what kinds of traits should I be looking for when I am hiring a DBA. Those traits can be summarized it two categories: Technical and Personal. In this article, Greg Larsen discusses the technical traits a DBA should have.
2014-06-11
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Display all errors thrown within a catch block by a restore statement in a stored procedure using extended events
2014-06-10
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How do you compare two SQL tables? Every SQL Developer or DBA knows the answer, which is 'it depends'. It is not just the size of the table or the type of data in it but what you want to achieve. Phil Factor sets about to cover the basics and point out some snags and advantages to the various techniques.
2014-06-10
5,867 reads
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