All DBAs need to engage in a little project management to help make sure everything runs smoothly. In this extract from the book Tribal SQL, David Tate explains his system for managing workload, colleagues, and projects, and how not to be just "the guy who says no".
March 15, SQLServerCentral's Steve Jones and many others (including Kalen Delaney, Kevin Boles, and Karen Lopez) will be presenting at SQL Saturday Silicon Valley. This is a free, one-day learning event about SQL Server, Microsoft Business Intelligence, and Big Data. Register soon while spots are available.
Has the SQLCLR system impacted your SQL Server environment? Steve Jones wants to know if it has or has not today.
A Hyper-V replica will provide a rapid disaster-recovery by simply replicating to a standby site a VM running at the primary site. Is it, therefore, ideal for running SQL Server in high-availability? Well, it depends on the type of HA you require, and whether you need the features that aren't supported.
SQL Saturday is coming to Vienna on March 6 with a full-day of technical training and networking, featuring international speakers. With over 20 sessions on SQL Server, the event is aimed at all those interested in SQL Server - from pros to beginners.
In 2014 the event is held for the first time in Austria, Vienna, organized by PASS Austria.
Learn how to create a SQL Server execution plan. This article explains the basics used in performance tuning, an important skill for DBA's and SQL developers alike.
SQL Server security related tasks can be divided into four main categories: physical security, operating system level security, SQL Server configuration and user management. Here is your SQL Server security checklist.
The SEQUENCE statement introduced in SQL Server 2012 brings the ANSI SQL 2003 standard method of generating IDs. This is a great relief to database professionals as it solves some problems what are awkward to solve with the IDENTITY property. Joe Celko explains the basics of using a SEQUENCE.
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