SQL SERVER – Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 Management Pack Download

The SQL Server Management Pack monitors the availability and performance of SQL Server 2000 and 2005 and can issue alerts for configuration problems. Availability and performance monitoring is done using synthetic transactions. In addition, the Management Pack collects Event Log alerts and provides associated knowledge articles with additional user details,…
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SQL SERVER – Introduction to sys.dm_exec_query_optimizer_info

Many times when I am just bored I surf Book On Line for SQL Server 2005. Almost all the time I find something new which makes me believe that I have lot to learn and there are so many things I am not aware of. Today I found system catalog view sys.dm_exec_query_optimizer_info. I just enjoyed reading about it and now I will share this with you.

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SQL SERVER – 2005 – Mechanisms to Ensure Integrity and Consistency of Databases – Locking and Row Versioning

Today I was going through Book On Line while researching something, I come across one interesting small article about two mechanisms to ensure integrity and consistency of databases – 1) Locking 2) Row Versioning Let us see their definition from Book Online Itself. Locking Each transaction requests locks of different…
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