Phonetic matching, working on finding terms that are misspelled, is an art and there are a number of ways to handle it. In SQL Server 2000 the tools are limited, but Michael Coles brings us part 3 of his toolkit with some handy functions that can help you with text searching.
There is a world of difference between the business processes that really take place in a company and the management's understanding of those processes…
Ensuring the availability of your database servers is becoming more important all the time. Fortunately you have more choices than ever. Bilal Ahmed looks at some of the possible solutions available for SQL Server.
A SQL Server 2005 feature that I appreciate and want to demonstrate is the OUTPUT clause. The OUTPUT clause helps in returning the actual data from a table soon after an insert. Applications require return values such as the new identity value, the computed column value or the default value generated by the default constraint.
The third part of a great data warehousing series from Vincent Rainardi looks different methods of extracting data from the source system along with the advantages and disadvantages of each.
This article examines the problem of complex data in integration projects and presents solutions for handling this data to create seamless integration throughout the enterprise.
After a bit of a hiatus, the interviews are back. This time we take a few minutes with Dan Jones of the SQL Server development team.
Testing is key to ensuring a process actually works when it comes time to implement, rather than finding out when time may be of the essence. This holds true for testing SQL Server restores as well.
Joe discusses why he prefers command line tools over GUI, then launches into a how-to about querying sysperfinfo to resolve performance issues. Couple nice sample queries included!
If you deliver applications to a customer, then you have struggled with the challenges of updating schemas as they change. New author Serhiy Snisarenko brings us his comprehensive process and code to make this task easier.
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We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
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You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
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