Loading XML Data into SQL Server (SQL Spackle)
Learn how to load data in an XML file into a table in SQL Server.
2013-05-31 (first published: 2011-01-03)
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Articles
Why is your ASP.NET application running slow?
Any queries run against SQL Server or Oracle databases are recorded, along with how many times those queries were run and how long they took. That information is shown alongside your .NET code, so you can quickly see why the code you wrote resulted in those queries being executed. This can be particularly powerful if you’re using ORMs like Entity Framework to access data, which tend to be an impenetrable black box where performance issues can arise, but where it’s difficult to understand why.
2013-05-31
4,870 reads
Show off your Solutions
We're looking for scripts that you use in your daily job to find, fix, and solve issues in your environment.
2013-05-30
1,777 reads
Super Fast Transactional Replication Repair
Your production SQL Server transactional replication just failed and the business impact is critical. How do you get replication restored in minutes?
2013-05-30
8,626 reads
Extending SQL Server DDL Triggers for More Functionality
In this tip Aaron Bertrand describes some of the ways in which you can extend the DDL trigger functionality.
2013-05-30
4,116 reads
Helping MS Help Us
The Microsoft Connect system allows many of us to submit feedback, but is Microsoft doing anything with it? Join us and place your vote on some items and try to influence Microsoft.
2013-05-29
65 reads
SQLServerCentral Runs sp_Blitz - Query Plans
The fifth installment of the sp_Blitz script being run on the SQLServerCentral database server.
2013-05-29
6,992 reads
Database Deployment: The Bits - Agent Jobs and Other Server Objects
Databases often need more than just the database objects to run. There may be certain server objects and components, and SQL Agent objects, that are required as well. For an automated deployment, these need to be identified and their build script placed in source control. They then need to be deployed via the pre, or post deployment script. Phil spells out how and why.
2013-05-29
2,424 reads
New SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Issues found by sp_Blitz
This custom metric adds Brent Ozar's popular SP_Blitz scripts to Red Gate SQL Monitor. It looks for configuration, security, health and performance problems, and reports back with a list of issues for you to look into. It’s great for quickly understanding the state of a server you've been asked to look after.
2013-05-29
3,470 reads
Change the Settings of a Database Object Using Powershell
This post tells you how to change the QUOTED_IDENTIFIER and ANSI_NULLS settings of a database objects using Powershell.
2013-05-28
2,803 reads
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When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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