In continuing with our series of tips on Best Practices for SQL Server I'm turning my sights on Maintenance. Specifically in this tip we will be discussing Index maintenance: when, if, why, and how are questions that will be addressed.
2009-10-09
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Utility stored procedure to create non-xml format file for BCP/BULK INSERT processes. Very useful for text-qualified CSV files.
2009-08-14 (first published: 2009-08-04)
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2009-07-31
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2009-07-24
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A Failing cluster installation because of too many processors. Sander Stad explains how you might be able to solve this in your environment.
2009-07-14
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You probably already know that SQL Server 2005 SP2 has been released. This is a good thing if you are in need of one of the changes that are included in this service pack. In a previous tip, SQL Server 2005 - Service Pack 2, we took a look at what was to be included in this second service pack for SQL Server 2005. The question that you often face is should I install this service pack. One thing to note before you install SP2 is that there is no way to uninstall it once it is installed.
2009-07-14
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returns CREATE TABLE script for any table. including schema name,calculated columns,
indexes with INCLUDE,rules,defaults,triggers,constraints,extended properties...everything.
2009-07-11
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In the recent installments of our series dedicated to the most prominent features of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, we have started an overview of its reporting capabilities. This article focuses on elementary methods you can employ to generate custom reports.
2009-06-08
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Compare feature sets for the two Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition 3.0 (SQL Server Mobile) connectivity solutions, merge replication and remote data access (RDA), and understand which connectivity solution might be more beneficial for your project.
2009-06-05
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When writing SQL, picking good tables aliases can greatly enhance the readability of your code
2009-05-07
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Suppose you want to call a certain Microsoft Fabric REST API endpoint from Azure...
The Distributed Availability Group Dashboard can be downloaded from our GitHub repo. https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox/blob/master/DAG%20Dashboard.pbix. This...
By Steve Jones
A customer asked if they needed to restore a database from backup to compare...
I'm new to the development side of the house and stuck on a CTE...
Dear All, I am currently working on a Proof of Concept (POC) where I...
Hello, I would like to build a table capturing data starting from 1st day...
I'm setting up a SQL Server 2019 instance and we are planning on using SMB storage for our database files. However, the file share isn't ready, so the idea is to use the \127.0.0.1dbfile as the location to start and then move these files to the remote server. Can I do this?
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