Restricting SecurityAdmin on SQL Server 2005/2008
Members of the securityadmin role can escalate to sysadmin rights. Here's how to restrict them back to 2000 levels.
2010-09-02
6,447 reads
Articles
DMVs for Query Plan Metadata
Before you can tackle any performance issues with a working database, you need to know which queries to work on first: The ones that are taking the most time in total, and which are the most expensive in terms of cache, CPU and disk. Although SQL Server Management Studio can help, it isn't long before you need an armoury of DMVs to provide you the statistics to find the culprits.
2010-09-02
3,298 reads
How Old Are Your Database Statistics?
Unlike fine wine, database statistics do not improve with age. I recently helped out with a client who was having...
2010-09-02
3,375 reads
Parsing an ADO result set into a comma separated string in SSIS
This article describes a way to parse a result set in SSIS using For each loop container, variables and SQL task.
2010-09-01
9,403 reads
What Every DBA Ought to Know About SQL Server Cursors (and Their Alternatives)
Cursors provide a means of processing through a set of records row-by-row. However, many companies have a policy against using cursors in their SQL Server standards. This article examines the problem with cursors and alternatives to using them.
2010-09-01
5,122 reads
Conditional WHERE Clauses and Boolean Algebra
Utilize simple boolean algebra and nullable parameters to implement conditional WHERE clauses without dynamic SQL.
2010-08-31
17,990 reads
Streaming Profiler Data Through StreamInsight
Using the Trace Management objects API it is possible to capture the events happening on SQL Server or indeed Analysis Services. I got to thinking that this would be a good thing to stream out in real time in StreamInsight and do some analysis “In Flight”. So here is a short video of me doing just that.
2010-08-31
2,302 reads
Why is data integrity important?
Why should I care and why should the database enforce it? This article from Jamin VanderBerg gives some reasons why the database is the place to enforce rules that ensure integrity.
2010-08-30
3,999 reads
Memory
Not a sound from the pavement. Have you ever come across a SQL query that used to run faster? Has that...
2010-08-30
5,561 reads
Writing an SSBS App When the Initiator and Target are on the Same Database
SQL Server Service Broker (SSBS), introduced with SQL Server 2005 and enhanced in SQL Server 2008, allows you to write queuing/message based applications within the database itself. This article discusses creating an application in which Initiator and Target both are in the same database.
2010-08-30
2,117 reads
Blogs
Changing the Cardinality of a FK in Redgate Data Modeler
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One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Future-Proofing: How to Stay Ahead in FinOps
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Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator
Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
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