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  • Using INSERT / OUTPUT in a SQL Server Transaction

    Frequently I find myself in situations where I need to insert records into a table in a set-based operation wrapped inside of a transaction where secondarily, and within the same transaction, I spawn-off subsequent inserts into related tables where I need to pass-in key values that were the outcome of the initial INSERT command. Thanks to a Transact/SQL enhancement in SQL Server, this just became much easier and can be done in a single statement... WITHOUT A TRIGGER! Join SQL Backup’s 35,000+ customers to compress and strengthen your backups "SQL Backup will be a REAL boost to any DBA lucky enough to use it." Jonathan Allen. Download a free trial now.

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  • Making a more reliable and flexible sp_MSforeachdb

    While the system procedure sp_MSforeachdb is neither documented nor officially supported, most SQL Server professionals have used it at one time or another. This is typically for ad hoc maintenance tasks, but many people (myself included) have used this type of looping activity in permanent routines. Sadly, I have discovered instances where, under heavy load and/or with a large number of databases, the procedure can actually skip multiple catalogs with no error or warning message. Since this situation is not easily reproducible, and since Microsoft typically has no interest in fixing unsupported objects, this may be happening in your environment right now

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  • Free eBook: SQL Server Execution Plans, Second Edition

    Every day, out in the various online forums devoted to SQL Server, and on Twitter, the same types of questions come up repeatedly: Why is this query running slowly? Why is SQL Server ignoring my index? Why does this query run quickly sometimes and slowly at others? My response is the same in each case: have you looked at the execution plan? "A real time saver" Andy Doyle, Head of IT ServicesAndy and his team saved time by automating backup and restores with SQL Backup Pro. Find out how much time you could save. Download a free trial now.

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  • Change Data Capture - SQL Server 2008

    Change Data Capture (CDC) records DML operations performed on SQL tables and makes records available with information regarding what changed and when the change happened in a simple way. Compare and sync databases with SQL Compare“SQL Compare is fast, extremely easy to use, full-featured and affordable. I wouldn't bother messing around with anything else.” Adam Machanic, SQL Server MVP. Download a 14-day free trial.

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  • Getting Started with the SSAS Tabular Model

    SSAS Tabular models are in-memory databases that model data with relational constructs such as tables and relationships, in order to provide a rapid and powerful way of providing self-service BI to client applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power View. You’ve deployed SSAS in tabular mode, and deployed Adventureworks into it. What next? Rob Sheldon explains all. Check SQL Server performance at a glanceWe consulted 1000 SQL Server professionals to make SQL Monitor’s UI as clear as possible. Start monitoring with a free trial.

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  • How to Identify and Backup the Latest SQL Server Database in a Series

    I have to support a third party application that periodically creates a new database on the fly. This obviously causes issues with our backup mechanisms. The databases have a particular pattern for naming, so I can identify the set of databases, however, I need to make sure I'm always backing up the newest one. Read this tip to ensure you are backing up your latest database in a series. Is your SQL Database under Version Control?SSMS plug-in SQL Source Control connects SVN, TFS, Git, Hg and all others to SQL Server. Learn more.

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  • Check SQL Server Virtual Log Files Using PowerShell

    In a previous tip on Monitor Your SQL Server Virtual Log Files with Policy Based Management, we have seen how we can use Policy Based Management to monitor the number of virtual log files (VLFs) in our SQL Server databases. However, even with that most of the solutions I see online involve the creation of temporary tables and/or a combination of using cursors to get the total number of VLFs in a transaction log file. Is there a much easier solution?

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  • Improve Your Database Unit Testing Skills and Win Free Stuff

    As the SQL Developer community grows to embrace the benefits of test-driven development for databases, so the importance of learning to do it properly increases. One way of learning effective TDD is by the use of code kata – short practice sessions that encourage test-first development in baby steps. I have a limited number of licences for SQL Test to give away free – just for practicing a bit of TDD and telling me about it. Keep your database and application development in syncSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that brings your databases into your solution. It then makes it easy to keep your database in sync, and commit to your existing source control system. Find out more.

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  • A first look at SQL Server 2012 Availability Group Wait Statistics

    If you are trouble-shooting an AlwaysOn Availability Group topology, a study of the wait statistics will give a pointer to many of the causes of problems. Although several wait types are documented, there is nothing like practical experiment to familiarize yourself with new wait stats, and Joe Sack demonstrates a way of testing the sort of waits generated by an availability group under various circumstances.

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  • Init Replication From Backup

    One of the great features with SQL Replication is the ability to initialize a subscription from backup instead of from a snapshot. The official use for this is to take a database backup and restore it to a subscriber then replicate any additional changes to the backup. New! SQL Monitor 3.0 Red Gate's multi-server performance monitoring and alerting tool gets results from Day One.Simple to install and easy to use – download a free trial today.

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  • Export images from a SQL Server Table to a Folder with SSIS

    Can I export images from SQL Server to a file in Windows? What SQL Server options are available to do so? Check out this tip to learn more. Keep your database and application development in syncSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that brings your databases into your solution. It then makes it easy to keep your database in sync, and commit to your existing source control system. Find out more.

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  • Stairway to MDX - Level 2: The Ordinal Function

    Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson introduces the MDX Ordinal Function, as a means for generating lists and for conditionally presenting calculations. He also demonstrates the use of the function in creating datasets to support report parameter picklists. Develop seamlessly between Management Studio and Visual StudioSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that makes it easy to keep your database and Visual Studio project in sync.

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  • Row Number Transformation

    The Row Number Transformation calculates a row number for each row, and adds this as a new output column to the data flow. The column number is a sequential number, based on a seed value. Each row receives the next number in the sequence, based on the defined increment value. Develop seamlessly between Management Studio and Visual StudioSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that makes it easy to keep your database and Visual Studio project in sync.

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  • How to receive alerts when you centralize your SQL Server Event Logs.

    Learn how you can get alerts when you centralize the Event log. This is part 2 of the previous article "How to centralize your SQL Server Event Logs." What are your servers really trying to tell you? Find out with new SQL Monitor 3.0, an easy-to-use tool built for no-nonsense database professionals.For effortless insights into SQL Server, download a free trial today.

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  • Using dates, and times in SQL Server: a workbench approach

    In this workbench, Robyn Page provides a gentle introduction to the use of dates in SQL Server. In this new version of her article, it is brought up to date with the newer Datetime features in SQL Server 2005 and 2008. Calling all Exceptional DBAs...Enter the awards now for your chance to become 2010’s Exceptional DBA and don’t forget to download your free copy of Brad McGehee’s Day-to-Day DBA Best Practices poster. Nominate now.

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  • SQL Azure - Creating backups and copies of your databases

    As a DBA you always followed a practice to back up your database (or take a snapshot of your database) before making any changes so that you can revert to your old database state if something goes wrong. Also to setup a development or test environment you use a backup of your database and restore it in the respective environment. If you are moving to SQL Azure, what would you do in these cases as backup / restore and database snapshots are not supported as of now?

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  • PowerShell script to find files that are consuming the most disk space

    As you know, SQL Server databases and backup files can take up a lot of disk space. When disk is running low and you need to troubleshoot disk space issues, the first thing to do is to find large files that are consuming disk space. In this article I will show you a PowerShell script that you can use to find large files on your disks. 12 essential tools for database professionalsThe SQL Developer Bundle contains 12 tools designed with the SQL Server developer and DBA in mind. Try it now.

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  • Using SQL Server Concatenation Efficiently

    This article shares some tips on using concatenation efficiently for application development, pointing out some things that we must consider and look at when concatenating values or fields in our queries or stored procedures. NEW! Never waste another weekend deployingDeploy SQL Server changes and ASP .NET applications fast, frequently, and without fuss, using Deployment Manager, the new tool from Red Gate. Try it now.

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