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I love active participation from my readers. Just a day ago I wrote article about SQL SERVER - Simple Use of Cursor to Print All Stored Procedures of Database. I just received comment from Jerry Hung who have improved on previously written article of generating text of Stored Procedure.
DECLARE @procName VARCHAR(100)
DECLARE @getprocName CURSOR
SET @getprocName = CURSOR FOR
SELECT [...]

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Yesterday was our last day at South Asia MVP Open Day. For three days continuously we are having great time along with fellow MVP. Every MVP was having great time because the way whole event was planned. We had plenty of time for networking as well lots of interesting sessions were going on.
Most of the [...]

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The RML utilities allow you to process SQL Server trace files and view reports showing how SQL Server is performing. For example, you can quickly see:
Which application, database or login is using the most resources, and which queries are responsible for that
Whether there were any plan changes for a batch during the time when the [...]

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SQL Server stores history of all the taken backup forever. History of all the backup is stored in msdb database. Many times older history is no more required. Following Stored Procedure can be executed with parameter which takes days of history to keep. In following example 30 is passed to keep history of month.
USE msdb
GO
DECLARE [...]

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I just received following screen shot from one of the regular reader of SQLAuthority.com blog. He pointed out important milestone for our blog. We have crossed 5 millions visitors. In less than 2 years SQLAuthority.com blog has been visited by 5 millions visitors. I even missed the anniversary our blog. On November 1st 2008 SQLAuthority.com [...]

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Quite often it happens that SQL Server Management Studio’s Dropdown box is cluttered with many different SQL Server’s name. Sometime it contains the name of the server which does not exist or developer does not have access to it. It is very easy to clean the list and start over.

Delete mru.dat file from following location.
For [...]

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Recently I have got many many request for SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers as well related articles. It seems many people are looking for Job or appearing for interview at this time of the year. I have included list of the my top downloads in side bar of the blog, still I receive many [...]

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Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 is a powerful virtualization technology that can be used by corporate IT to consolidate under-utilized servers, lowering TCO and maintaining or improving Quality of Service. Through a series of test scenarios that are representative of SQL Server application fundamentals, this document provides best practice recommendations on running SQL Server in [...]

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Today I am writing on the topic which I do not like to write much. I enjoy writing usually positive or affirmative posts. Recently I got email from two different DBA where they upgraded to SQL Server 2005 trial version on their production server and now as their trial version was expire they wanted to [...]

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Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication (Definitive Guide) (Hardcover)
by Sujoy Paul (Author)
Link to Amazon (This is not affiliate link)
Quick Review:
This is good book for any novice developer to start in the world of database replication implementation and maintenance. Replication is important part of highly availability and one book covers all the concept and methodology at [...]

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It has been long time since I wrote about SQL Humor. Following is the cartoon sent to me by many (more than 10 times) so far by many users. I did not publish it till now as it has been quite popular and I believed many people has already seen it. However, recently by one [...]

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I have received many emails requesting information about SQL Server certifications examples. Microsoft has released new set of exams for SQL Server 2008 certifications. I am listing them here for quick reference.
Exam 70-432 - TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2008 (10 percent)
Maintaining SQL Server Instances (13 percent)
Managing SQL [...]

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Recently I came across two very interesting ‘objects’ of SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server 2008 High Resolution Wallpaper (click on image to see larger version)

SQL Server 2008 Screen Saver
Click Here to Download
Reference : Pinal Dave (http://www.SQLAuthority.com)

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I recently came across two interesting blog post by PSS SQL Server Engineers. They have written two interesting SQL Server 2008 related post and it can be very helpful to those who come across the issues mentioned in them.
How to Rebuild System Databases in SQL Server 2008
Rarely but sometime there is need to rebuilding the [...]

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In addition to providing support for SQL Server 2008 database projects, this release incorporates many previously released Power Tools as well as several new features. The new features include distinct Build and Deploy phases, Static Code Analysis and improved integration with SQL CLR projects. Database Edition no longer requires a Design Database. Therefore, it is [...]

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SQL Server 2008, the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008.
Books Online includes the following types of information:

Setup and upgrade instructions.
Information about new features and backward compatibility.
Conceptual descriptions of the technologies and features in SQL Server 2008.
Procedural topics describing how to [...]

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Very frequently I have been asked to create a page, post or article where in one page all the important concepts of SQL Server are covered. SQL Server 2008 is very large subject and can not be even covered 1000 of pages. In daily life of DBA there are few commands very frequently used and [...]

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Developers who are using SQL Server Service Pack 2 must install this security patch for it. A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from [...]

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Just a day before I wrote article SQL SERVER - Puzzle - Computed Columns Datatype Explanation
which was inspired by SQL Server MVP Jacob Sebastian. I suggest that before continuing this article read original puzzle question SQL SERVER - Puzzle - Computed Columns Datatype Explanation.
The question was if computed column was of datatype TINYINT how to [...]

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SQL SERVER - Guidelines and Coding Standards complete List Download
Coding standards and guidelines are very important for any developer on the path of successful career. A coding standard is a set of guidelines, rules and regulations on how to write code. Coding standards should be flexible enough or should take care of the situation where [...]

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