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  • 70-432 Done

    - by GavinPayneUK
    Today I took and passed my first Microsoft exam, 70-432, MCTS SQL Server 2008 DBA etc.  I’m going to be harsh on my success and say while it’s great to pass an exam someone with my level of experience should be focussing on the next harder exam rather than how great is was to pass an MCTS level exam. Having written about my preparation for the exam I thought it would be good to share my experiences during the exam. Before I start in depth I’ll make three key points: No exam is easy, unless you...(read more)

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  • Introduction to Indexes

    Indexes are critical to good performance. However many people don't understand how indexes well. MVP Gail Shaw provides us with an introductory article on the basics of indexing. 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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  • Getting Started with Maps in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services

    I noticed a new feature in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services that allows you to render maps in your reports. Can you provide some details on this new feature and can I take advantage of it even though don't have any spatial columns in my data warehouse? 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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  • SQL Bits VIII

    SQL Bits 8 will be in Brighton in the UK on April 7th-9th. There are paid full days of training as well as a free day on Saturday. Register now for the premier SQL Server event in the UK. 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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  • How to Speed up MS SQL Reporting Services on First Run

    I set up a new instance of MS SQL Server Reporting Services, but I noticed that it starts up very slow and I have to wait for ages to access the site. I also noticed that it is always slow when it has not been used for a certain period of time. 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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  • Adding Custom Reports to SQL Server Management Studio

    In this tip, Koen Verbeeck explores how to apply business intelligence solutions to administrative tasks, specifically creating custom reports and adding them to SQL Server Management Studio. An accidental DBA? Try SQL MonitorUse the 30-day full product free trial to get easy-to-understand insights into SQL Server, and get suggestions on how to solve the type of issues that are uncovered. Begin your free trial.

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  • Understanding Dynamic Management Views and Functions in SQL Server 2008

    Performance monitoring and optimization is an inseparable part of a DBA's activities. To optimize a poorly performing system/query or to troubleshoot the performance issues you need to know the root cause. Prior to SQL Server 2005, we had several system tables to monitor the state of the system. SQL Server monitoring made easy "Keeping an eye on our many SQL Server instances is much easier with SQL Response." Mike Lile.Download a free trial of SQL Response now.

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  • Upgrading Data Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2

    Changes are inevitable and like many other things in life your application will change over time. The question is how to upgrade an already deployed Data Tier Application to a newer version; what are the different methods available for upgrade and what considerations should you take? 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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  • Speaking - 24 Hours of PASS, Summit Preview Edition

    - by AllenMWhite
    There's so much to learn to be effective with SQL Server, and you have an opportunity to immerse yourselves in 24 hours of free technical training this week from PASS, via the 24 Hours of PASS event. I'll be presenting an introductory session on PowerShell called PowerShell 101 for the SQL Server DBA . Here's the abstract: The more you have to manage, the more likely you'll want to automate your processes. PowerShell is the scripting language that will make you truly effective at managing lots of...(read more)

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  • Hiding System Objects in Object Explorer in SQL Server Management Studio

    While looking through the new features and improvements in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) we found a potentially interesting one to Hide System Objects in Object Explorer in SQL Server Management Studio. In this tip we will take a look at how to Hide System Objects in Object Explorer. 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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  • Spring SQL Connections 2011 and SQLServerCentral.

    Once again SQLServerCentral is sponsoring a track at SQL Connections in Orlando this March. Read about the event and our speakers and join us for SQL Server training in Florida. 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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  • Troubleshoot Database Concurrency in SQL Server with sp_locks

    sp_locks is a useful tool which can help a DBA in detecting and troubleshooting blocking and concurrency scenarios. This article demonstrates a worked example of using sp_locks to troubleshoot a database concurrency issue. Free trial of SQL Backup™“SQL Backup was able to cut down my backup time significantly AND achieved a 90% compression at the same time!” Joe Cheng. Download a free trial now.

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  • Trending Buffer Pool Performance Using DMV sys.dm_os_performance_counters

    I'd seen you posted a tip on capturing SQL based PerfMon counters using sys.dm_os_performance_counters. What queries can I run against those stored results that would allow me to examine memory usage on my SQL instance? 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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  • A follow up to yesterday

    - by GrumpyOldDBA
    As I have been asked,  here to tidy up yesterdays post is the procedure my startup procedure calls along with the logging table deployed in the DBA database. Just to muddy the water further I have routines for remotely calling the DBAMessages table through a remote server to send out email from a central server!! Just to explain that I have been ( previously ) limited to only using one Server to send email alerts for multiple Servers so I attempt to code to deal with all possible circumstances...(read more)

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  • Database Deployment Cribsheet

    As part of Simple-Talk's long-running Cribsheet series, they asked William Brewer to write a guide to deployment that described in general terms what is involved in the deployment of a database application, and the sort of issues you're likely to come up against. Top 5 hard-earned lessons of a DBAIn part one, read about ‘The Case of the Missing Index’ and learn from the experience of The DBA Team. Read now.

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  • Master Immersion Events from SQLskills.com

    A new series of courses is available from SQLskills to help you better learn to manage and tune your SQL Server instances. These classes are designed to help you complete the MCM certification, but are also valuable for anyone that wants to become a better SQL Server DBA. NEW! SQL Monitor 2.0Monitor SQL Server Central's servers withRed Gate's new SQL Monitor.No installation required. Find out more.

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  • Monitor SQL Server Agent Jobs with Policy Based Management

    I need to monitor all the SQL Agents to find out if a job failed in the last 24 hours. Could this be done with policy based management? If so, can you show me how to create the policy? 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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  • Getting Started with Data Bars in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services

    I'm looking at several new visualization features in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services and the data bar looks like something that I could really use. Can you provide an example of how to use this in a report? 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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  • Manipulating XML Data in SQL Server

    When the average database developer is obliged to manipulate XML, either shredding it into relational format, or creating it from SQL, it is often done 'at arms length'. A shame, since effective use of techniques that go beyond the basics can save much code, "It really helped us isolate where we were experiencing a bottleneck"- John Q Martin, SQL Server DBA. Get started with SQL Monitor today to solve tricky performance problems - download a free trial

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  • SQL Server Management Studio keyboard shortcuts - Part 1

    As responsibilities are growing every day, a DBA or developer needs to improve his/her productivity. One way to do this is to use as many shortcuts as possible instead of using your mouse and the menus. In this tip we take a look at common tasks you may perform when using SSMS and the associated shortcut keys. SQL Backup Pro SQL Backup Pro was the smartest kid at school. Discover why.

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  • Configuring Database Mirroring

    This article contains a set of instructions for configuring SQL Server mirroring, including pre-requisites. It also includes notes on how to resolve a few issues that I have encountered. 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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  • The 5 Worst Days in a DBAs Life: Day 2

    Steve and the rest of the DBA Team are back for round two. In this episode they have to restore all of a business' data using nothing but a set of off-site backups, kanban, and witty repartee. "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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