SQL Server Upgrade Recommendations and Best Practices - Part 1
This article is the first of a multi-part series detailing the SQL Server Upgrade process from the technical, logistical and business perspective.
2003-03-03
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Articles
Ways to Determine the Version and SP of SQL Server
There may be more ways than you realize to determine the version and service pack of SQL Server. This quick article by Dinesh Priyankara will show you 3 of those methods.
2003-02-28
22,063 reads
Freeware : DDL Source Safe Archive Utility
If your shop is even close to the typical Micosoft SQL Server environment there are several people that can (and do!) make changes to the production environment, a change management system is in place, that change management system uses Source Safe to store database scripts, and what's in Source Safe does not match what's on the SQL Server. This utility by Bill Wunder will archive your SQL scripts and DDL into Source Safe easily and efficiently. All for the price of $0 (yes, free!).
2003-02-26
271 reads
Pro Developer : This is Business
In his travels, Christopher Duncan has come to recognize a great many similarities between programmers and musicians. Both have the fire, passion and soul of the artist. And all too often, both are aweful when it comes to the business end of things. Business - you know, that aspect of your work where they actually pay you at the end of the day?
2003-02-25
3,497 reads
Auditing Your SQL Server - Part 1
A new series that examines how you audit activity in SQL Server. The first part looks at simple data auditing in a table.
2003-02-24
13,136 reads
Saving Space To Increase Performance
Disk space is getting cheaper everyday. Why should you worry about the amount of space your data is consuming? This article by Neil Boyle presents some great reasons why you should be concerned.
2003-02-21
10,026 reads
A Lookup Strategy Defined
Most databases designs nowadays seem to have at least a few if not many lookup or reference tables. This article helps you define a strategy in how to design, approve, and deploy them.
2003-02-20
13,144 reads
Reusing Identities
Ever wanted to know how to reuse identity values after they're deleted? In this example by Dinesh, he shows you two methods to reuse the wholes in identity rows.
2003-02-18
8,690 reads
Y2K Strikes Again
Steve Jones recently got bit by a bug the reminded him of the Y2K fiasco. Read about the problem and how Steve solved the problem.
2003-02-17
4,612 reads
Free Utility : EnforcePass
These sets of scripts will add minimum password enforcement when a login is created or its password changes.
2003-02-14
137 reads
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