2004-05-26
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Administration
2004-05-25
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Every DBA Should Know Which Databases are be Backed Up
Do you know which of your databases are being backed up? Everyone answers "Yes", but I'm sure that there are times that someone creates a new database and you don't know about it. I know in my job, with hundreds of servers, it happens. Here's a technique for keeping track of those databases from Leo Peysakhovich.
2004-05-24
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2004-05-21
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2004-05-20
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Creating a System Stored Procedure
Creating a system stored procedure isn't hard. You're always cautioned from making changes to the system, depending on the system for a particular functionality, etc., and you should be cautious. However adding system stored procedures to your servers can be beneficial and make your administration much more convenient. Read on the see how easy this can be to do.
2004-05-20
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2004-05-19
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Quickly Moving Databases
This article by Chris Kempster shows you how to quickly move a database by detaching or taking a database offline.
2008-02-08 (first published: 2004-05-18)
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2004-05-17
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Fragmentation 101
Another article from our own Chris Hedgate! This one looks at the different types of fragmentation that can exist inside your SQL Server and some ways you can go about minimizing them.
2007-10-02 (first published: 2004-05-10)
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Code Blocks
What happens with this code:
DECLARE @Iteration INT = 0;
WHILE @Iteration < 10
SELECT CustomerName,
CustomerStatus
FROM dbo.Customer
WHERE CustomerID > 3;
SET @Iteration += 1;
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