Being proactive is about attitude and mindset, not just scripts. Mike Walsh explains how DBAs and developers can protect a proactive attitude.
SQL SERVER – Storing Data in Hindi, Chinese, Gujarati and Tamil (or any other) Language in the Same Table
Getting ??? after storing data in Hindi, Tamil or Gujarati? Here are the basic rules to follow to keep many languages in the same table.
Building the Restore Script for the Latest Backup Chain From msdb
Do not type a restore sequence by hand at 2 AM. Let msdb tell you the order, and prove the script works before you need it.
SQL SERVER – COLUMNSTORE and COLUMNSTORE_ARCHIVE data compression
SQL Server 2014 adds COLUMNSTORE_ARCHIVE data compression for rarely used data. Here is how to use it on older data, at the cost of slower queries.
Interview Question of the Week #008 – Write Scripts to Convert String to Title Case or Proper Case
Convert string values to title case with a corrected function, ordered SQL Server aggregation, and clear limits for personal names.
SQL SERVER – Script to Find Strings with Same Characters
Need to find strings with same characters, like KKK but not KKT? Here is a simple trick using REPLACE and LEFT, with no WHILE loop needed.
SQL SERVER – FIX – Error: 905, Severity: 21, State: 1 – Database ‘xxx’ cannot be started in this edition of SQL Server because it contains a partition function ‘xxx’.
After moving from Enterprise Evaluation to Standard Edition, a database cannot be started in this edition because it uses a partition function. Here is the fix.