SQL Server DBMS' growing popularity is no coincidence
SearchSQLServer.com | 05.26.2006 OPINION - SQL Server offers more robust features at a lower price point than competing database management systems, making its growing popularity no surprise to contributor Adam Machanic. In this column, he details the advantages of ...
Ensuring SQL Server data integrity
SearchSQLServer.com | 13 May 2005 ARTICLE - Ensuring SQL Server data integrity on many fronts is covered in this step-by-step guide.
Step-by-Step Guide: How to patch SQL Server
SearchSQLServer.com | 21 Mar 2005 ARTICLE - This first guide in a two-part series on SQL Server patch deployment will help you track down those pesky servers before getting them properly patched.
Avoid cursors in SQL Server with these methods to loop over records
Submitted By: SearchSQLServer.com | 17 Nov 2008 TIP - Avoid using a SQL Server cursor for looping over records row by row. Alternate methods use temp tables instead of SQL cursors that slow down performance.
Implementing security audit in SQL Server 2008
Submitted By: SearchSQLServer.com | 11 Nov 2008 TIP - The SQL Server 2008 security audit eases the task of creating audits to track SQL database instance use. Learn how to create an audit in SQL Server 2008.
What's new in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services?
03 Nov 2008 TIP - New features in SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services mean improved charting and increased memory. Learn more about SSRS performance upgrades in SQL 2008.
SQL Server queries with DMVs for examining bottlenecks
Hilary Cotter | 26 Jul 2007 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - Here, you'll find queries incorporating Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) that display information on some of the common SQL Server performance bottlenecks.
Detect performance bottlenecks with these tools
Hilary Cotter | 26 Jul 2007 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - Detect performance bottlenecks in SQL Server with these four tools: Task Manager, System Monitor, SQL Profiler and Dynamic Management Views (DMVs).
Create baseline and consider bottleneck symptoms
Hilary Cotter | 26 Jul 2007 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE - First, create a performance baseline as a SQL Server activity record. Next, look at memory, disk and CPU to find performance bottleneck symptoms.
Podcast: SQL Server high availability options Published by: SearchSQLServer.com | 27 Aug 2007 PODCAST - In this podcast series, you'll get the basics and best practices for each SQL Server high availability option including database mirroring, replication and log shipping.
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