In one of the recent communication with Mike, I had asked him a question that what is actually Baselines and Performance Monitoring? How do we define what is normal and what is not normal? Where do we draw lines when we talk about Performance Monitoring? Database expert Mike Walsh decided to help us with the answer of this question.
SQL SERVER – The Basics of the SSIS Data Flow Task – Notes from the Field #057
[Note from Pinal]: This is a new episode of Notes from the Field series. SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) is one of the most key essential part of the entire Business Intelligence (BI) story. It is a platform for data integration and workflow applications. As wikipedia says – It features…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Proof of Concepts with Windows Azure – Notes from the Field #056
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 56th episode of Notes from the Fields series. If you are DBA and Developer there is always a situation when you want to prove yourself by building a small proof of concepts of your idea. However, most of the time, it is way more…
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SQL SERVER – Common Sense Data Security – Notes from the Field #055
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 55th episode of Notes from the Field series. Common sense is not as much as common as we think. I am sure you agree with it from your real world experience. However, when it is about data and its security, there has to be…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Validation Rules: Code or Database? – Notes from the Field #054
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 54th episode of Notes from the Field series. Where do we blame for a mistake or error in the system? Well, developer blames DBA and DBA blame developers. Sometimes there is no solution to the catch 22 situation. I have been there and I…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Using Bitwise And (&) Instead of a Junction Table – Notes from the Field #053
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 53rdth episode of Notes from the Field series. Everyday I get 100s of emails and most of the emails have a similar request. Everyone wants to get maximum performance, but they want to make the least amount of changes in their code. Well, though…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Beginning Table Valued Constructors – Notes from the Field #052
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 52th episode of Notes from the Field series. I am very happy that the journey which we started one year ago is a amazing milestone. In this 52 episode in the entire year we have learned a lot of new things from industry experts…
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