Fighting Tooth and Nail for Performance
You need a SQL Server-based application that will work with huge amounts of data and must perform calculations of startling complexity. How far will you go to deliver the required performance?
Exporting CLR Assemblies from SQL Server back to .dll files
You have imported an assembly into a SQL Server database to use the CLR functions and stored procedures it contains. However later, you lost the original .dll file and you would like to create the .dll file again from what's in the database. In this tip, we look at how you can recreate the .dll file.
SQL Saturday #271 - Albuquerque, NM
SQL Saturday is coming to Albuquerque on January 25, 2014. Join us for a free day of SQL Server training and networking. This SQL Saturday also features 2 paid-for preconference sessions presented by Denny Cherry and William E. Pearson III.
Survey: About your SQL Server Database Releases
Red Gate are looking for participants in a short short survey on SQL Server database releases. At the end you will be given a chance to enter an e-mail address to win a $50 Amazon gift certificate.
Breaking Down Barriers
Steve Jones requests today that DBAs learn to work with developers and make us all more efficient. He asks for your ideas about how we might go about doing this.
How to receive Deadlock information automatically via email
Receive Deadlock info from the SQL Error Log every time a deadlock occurs.
Keeping Track of your SQL Servers with a DBA Configuration Repository
SQL Server DBAs are often responsible for managing large number of database instances. This article talks about the concept of a Configuration Repository where DBAs can manage all the information related to their SQL Servers
Free eBook: 45 Database Performance Tips for Developers
As a developer, if you need to go into the database and write queries, design tables, or determine the configuration of your SQL Server Systems, these tips should help make sure you're not unnecessarily sacrificing database performance. This eBook has 45 easy tips to improve the performance of your indexes and T-SQL queries, and hunt down problems within ORM tools and database design.
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Architecture and Data Storage
Microsoft is releasing SQL Server 2014 with a new set of In-Memory OLTP features to significantly improve the OLTP performance and reduce the processing time for servers with a large amount of memory and multi-core processors. Check out this tip to learn more.
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Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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