There are many useful command-line applications that are either associated with, or are distributed with, SQL Server. They all have their uses and several become important as part of script-based automation of tasks. It is definitely worth knowing what is lurking in your tools\binn directory.
SQL Saturday is coming to Madison on March 29, 2014. This is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Steve Jones and many others will be presenting, so make sure you register early to secure your place.
SQL Server is so large and complex that it's like an operating system. In fact, there the core engine is often referred to as the "SQL OS" by Microsoft developers. Steve Jones would like to see SQL Server as it's own OS at some point.
The Change Data Capture feature of SQL Server captures DML changes happening on a tracked table. Arshad Ali demonstrates how this feature can be leveraged.
Survey - The DBA-Team wants to hear about your worst day as a DBA. Did a database restore fail due to corruption? Did you accidentally connect to Prod instead of Dev and truncate a table? Anonymity available. The best story will win a $50 Amazon voucher.
A survey of developers on Stack Overflow has some interesting results that Steve Jones notes. Some of them might just impact our careers as data professionals.
If you need to architect a multi-tenant Analysis Services project, what are your options? This piece from Sean Woehrle shows four options and explains why he picked a particular one.
With the right tools, it is possible to rapidly deploy upgraded databases. By deploying early in development, it's easier to iron out any potential problems that the new deployment could cause in production long before it's time to actually release the software.
If you manage a server where you are not in complete control of the creation of databases, or you’re unfamiliar with what settings to change, you may miss things out or set them incorrectly. This metric could pick up on issues that affect performance in obscure ways, and saves you having to search for them when a system suddenly stops performing as you would expect.
This free event is coming to Boston on March 29, 2014. Grant Fritchey and many others will be speaking, so make sure you register soon while spots are available.
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When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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