How to read a SQL Server 2005 Collation name like Latin1_General_CI_AS, check which collation you have, and avoid collation conflict errors.
SQL SERVER – 2005 Query Analyzer – Microsoft SQL SERVER Management Studio
Looking for Query Analyzer in SQL Server 2005? It moved into SQL Server Management Studio. Where to find it and tips to feel at home there.
SQL SERVER – Query to Find Seed Values, Increment Values and Current Identity Column value of the table
A query to list every identity column with its seed, increment and current value, plus what those numbers mean and how to reseed a table safely.
SQL SERVER – Understanding new Index Type of SQL Server 2005 Included Column Index along with Clustered Index and Non-clustered Index
Clustered index and non-clustered index compared: how many you can have, how each stores data, and where the SQL Server 2005 included column index fits.
SQL SERVER – Raid Configuration – RAID 10
Which RAID do I use for my SQL Servers? RAID 10. It gives great read and write performance, while RAID 5 pays a write penalty for parity.
SQL SERVER – @@DATEFIRST and SET DATEFIRST Relations and Usage
How SET DATEFIRST changes the first day of the week, and how @@DATEFIRST returns the current value, which also changes with SET LANGUAGE. Simple examples.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error 1418 – Microsoft SQL Server – The server network address can not be reached
Error 1418 says the server network address cannot be reached or does not exist. Check the firewall, then enable TCP/IP for the server and client on port 1433.