SQL Server Trace Flags
A comprehensive list of trace flags for SQL Server that you can use to configure your server instance.
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - Leveraging PowerShell in Package Deployment Model
SQL Server 2012 Integration Services introduces an innovative approach to deploying SSIS projects, known as Project Deployment Model. However, the traditional, package-based methodology remains available and supported, and, in some scenarios, it might be considered more viable, since it allows for separation of SQL Server Database Engine and SQL Server Integration Services.
Why SQL Server 2012 needs Windows Server 2012
While AlwaysOn and Columnar lookup are good enough reasons to migrate to SQL Server 2012, you need to be aware of the problems associated with certain virtualize environments.
Don Knuth and the Art of Computer Programming: The Interview
Fifty years after starting the 'Art of Computer Programming', Don Knuth is still working hard at the project. It is considered amongst the "hundred or so books that shaped a century of science”. Richard Morris asks him how things are going, and to find out more about his many achievements.
Who's Got Your Data?
The state of data security might get worse in the future as more companies gather and share more data.
Comparing Data Warehouse Design Methodologies for Microsoft SQL Server
In this article, Arshad Ali goes intp detail about how a data warehouse is different from operational data store and the different design methodologies for a data warehouse.
Change the Maintenance Plan Owner
This article shows how you can change the maintenance plan owner in SQL SERVER
The Intrusion of Life
Life intrudes on work at times, and we must learn to balance the limited time we have. However we also need to remember that we work to live, not live to work.
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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