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  • Fun with Outer Joins

    Learn how an outer join works and how you can use it in your applications to find the results you need when matching data isn't in all your tables. Keep your database and application development in syncSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that brings your databases into your solution. It then makes it easy to keep your database in sync, and commit to your existing source control system. Find out more.

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  • Tune Your Indexing Strategy with SQL Server DMVs

    SQL Server Indexes need to be effective. It is wrong to have too few or too many. The ones you create must ensure that the workload reads the data quickly with a minimum of I/O. As well as a sound knowledge of the way that relational databases work, it helps to be familiar with the Dynamic Management Objects that are there to assist with your indexing strategy. New! SQL Backup Pro 7.2 - easy, automated backup and restoresTry out the latest features and get faster, smaller, verified backups. Download a free trial.

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  • Script to create dynamic PIVOT queries in SQL Server

    Pivoting is a common reporting requirement - data is stored in columns and you need to present it in rows. This was a nice feature that was added to SQL Server, but you don't always know all of the values you need to pivot on. This tip looks at how you can dynamically create the pivot command to handle these unknown values. Top 5 hard-earned lessons of a DBAIn part one, read about ‘The Case of the Missing Index’ and learn from the experience of The DBA Team. Read now.

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  • Free eBook: SQL Server Execution Plans, Second Edition

    Every day, out in the various online forums devoted to SQL Server, and on Twitter, the same types of questions come up repeatedly: Why is this query running slowly? Why is SQL Server ignoring my index? Why does this query run quickly sometimes and slowly at others? My response is the same in each case: have you looked at the execution plan? "A real time saver" Andy Doyle, Head of IT ServicesAndy and his team saved time by automating backup and restores with SQL Backup Pro. Find out how much time you could save. Download a free trial now.

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  • SQL Saturday #248 Tampa

    SQLSaturday BI & Big Data Edition is a free training event for everyone interested in learning about Business Intelligence & Big Data with a focus in the Microsoft SQL Server platform. This event will be held November 9th, 2013. In addition to our Saturday free event, we will also host four paid full day pre-conferences. Want faster, smaller backups you can rely on? Use SQL Backup Pro for up to 95% compression, faster file transfer and integrated DBCC CHECKDB. Download a free trial now.

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  • SQL in the City Seminar Portland 2013 –Deployment Stairway

    Join Red Gate for a free seminar on November 15 (the day before SQL Saturday Oregon). Steve Jones and Grant Fritchey, SQL Server MVPs, will present best practices for SQL Server version control, continuous integration and deployment, in addition to showing Red Gate tools in action. Want faster, smaller backups you can rely on? Use SQL Backup Pro for up to 95% compression, faster file transfer and integrated DBCC CHECKDB. Download a free trial now.

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  • Steps to rollback database changes without impacting SQL Server Log Shipping

    When pushing a major release to a large production database, you want to know that you'll be able to rollback changes if the need arises. These are some simple steps which we can follow to ensure that we don't have to reconfigure log shipping all over again thereby saving time and ensuring systems are not affected when rolling back changes. Deployment Manager 2 is now free!The new version includes tons of new features and we've launched a completely free Starter Edition! Get Deployment Manager here

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  • Getting Started with the SSAS Tabular Model

    SSAS Tabular models are in-memory databases that model data with relational constructs such as tables and relationships, in order to provide a rapid and powerful way of providing self-service BI to client applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power View. You’ve deployed SSAS in tabular mode, and deployed Adventureworks into it. What next? Rob Sheldon explains all. Check SQL Server performance at a glanceWe consulted 1000 SQL Server professionals to make SQL Monitor’s UI as clear as possible. Start monitoring with a free trial.

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  • Intro to Entity Framework with SQL Server

    I'm a DBA and the developers in my organization are starting to use something called the Entity Framework (EF) in their applications. The developers are telling me that with EF you don't use stored procedures, you simply write .NET code to perform all of your data access. When I use the SQL Server Profiler to take a look at what they're doing, all I see is a bunch of dynamic SQL being executed. Naturally I'm a little skeptical of this, so can you help me to understand what is this Entity Framework?

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  • Export images from a SQL Server Table to a Folder with SSIS

    Can I export images from SQL Server to a file in Windows? What SQL Server options are available to do so? Check out this tip to learn more. Keep your database and application development in syncSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that brings your databases into your solution. It then makes it easy to keep your database in sync, and commit to your existing source control system. Find out more.

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  • TSQL Challenge 82 - Find elements that uniquely make up a group

    The challenge is to find the Tax Code based on Price. Each sales amount is uniquely made up by the sum of one or more prices. Based on this you should assign the tax code to each price. Keep your database and application development in syncSQL Connect is a Visual Studio add-in that brings your databases into your solution. It then makes it easy to keep your database in sync, and commit to your existing source control system. Find out more.

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  • Check SQL Server Virtual Log Files Using PowerShell

    In a previous tip on Monitor Your SQL Server Virtual Log Files with Policy Based Management, we have seen how we can use Policy Based Management to monitor the number of virtual log files (VLFs) in our SQL Server databases. However, even with that most of the solutions I see online involve the creation of temporary tables and/or a combination of using cursors to get the total number of VLFs in a transaction log file. Is there a much easier solution?

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  • Cerebrata helps developers master Microsoft Azure with launch of new Just Azure resource

    Just Azure, a new site from Cerebrata (part of Red Gate), provides essential technical resources and educational articles to support the Microsoft community in navigating and understanding the rapidly evolving Azure platform. Get to grips with SQL Server replicationIn this new eBook Sebastian Meine gives a hands-on introduction to SQL Server replication, including implementation and security. Download free ebook now.

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  • A Variety of SQL Rally Pre-Cons

    The 2012 SQL Rally is coming in May to Dallas, TX and there are a number of pre-conference sessions that can help you learn about something that interests you at an inexpensive price. What are your servers really trying to tell you? Find out with new SQL Monitor 3.0, an easy-to-use tool built for no-nonsense database professionals.For effortless insights into SQL Server, download a free trial today.

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  • Lipoaspiration in your SQL Server Database

    Once, when disk space was at a premium, DBAs fought hard to keep the size of their database down. Now there seems less motivation to 'fight the flab' of a database. Fabiano Amorim was watching television recently when the subject matter, cosmetic surgery, gave him the theme and inspiration for this guide to keeping your database fit and trim. Free trial of SQL Backup™“SQL Backup was able to cut down my backup time significantly AND achieved a 90% compression at the same time!” Joe Cheng. Download a free trial now.

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  • Do We Still Need Database Design in the Era of Big Data?

    Many big data application implementations seem to begin with an existing data warehouse, one or more new high-volume data streams, and some specialized hardware and software. The data storage issue is often accommodated by installing a proprietary hardware appliance that can store huge amounts of data while providing extremely fast data access. In these cases, do we really need to worry about database design?

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  • Error during installation of an SQL server Failover Cluster Instance

    A common issue I've run into while helping with SQL Server Failover Cluster (FCI) installations is the failure of the Network Name. In the following post I'll discuss a bit of background, the common root cause, and how to resolve it. Countless happy developers. One award-winning bundle.The SQL Developer Bundle can transform the way you and your team work, aiding collaboration, efficiency, and consistency. Download your free trial now.

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  • Back to Basics: Capturing Baselines on Production SQL Servers

    If you have not been capturing baselines on your production servers, then today is the day you can start. This article provides scripts, valid for SQL Server 2005 and higher, which anyone can use to capture basic information about a SQL Server instance. ‘The Case of the Missing Index’Discover the Top 5 hard-earned lessons of a DBA, presented by The DBA Team. Learn from lesson one now.

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  • Using SQL Server Concatenation Efficiently

    This article shares some tips on using concatenation efficiently for application development, pointing out some things that we must consider and look at when concatenating values or fields in our queries or stored procedures. NEW! Never waste another weekend deployingDeploy SQL Server changes and ASP .NET applications fast, frequently, and without fuss, using Deployment Manager, the new tool from Red Gate. Try it now.

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  • New SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Database Autogrowth

    This metric for Red Gate SQL Monitor measures the number of database autogrowth events (data file or log file) in the last hour. Too many autogrowth events causes disk fragmentation which requires a change in the autogrowth settings of a database. ‘Disturbing Development’Grant Fritchey & the DBA Team present the latest installment of the Top 5 hard-earned lessons of a DBA – read it now

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  • Stairway to MDX - Level 10: “Relative” Member Functions: .CurrentMember, .PrevMember, and .NextMember

    SSAS Maestro, SQL Server MVP and Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson introduces three “major players” within the MDX “relative” functions. These basic, but highly employed, functions include the .CurrentMember, .PrevMember and .NextMember functions. Check SQL Server performance at a glanceWe consulted 1000 SQL Server professionals to make SQL Monitor’s UI as clear as possible. Start monitoring with a free trial.

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  • Five Things (We Bet) You Didn't Know About Subversion Webinar - Rescheduled for November 8th

    Rescheduled for November 8th, 2011 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST Come and learn The Truth about Migration to and Administration for Apache Subversion. CollabNet, Subversion founder and corporate sponsor, and Red Gate Software, number one in SQL source management using any SCM system, want to share five powerful truths about Subversion that will fortify your decision to leave VSS behind. If you were registered for the original event, please re-register for the new date.

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  • Init Replication From Backup

    One of the great features with SQL Replication is the ability to initialize a subscription from backup instead of from a snapshot. The official use for this is to take a database backup and restore it to a subscriber then replicate any additional changes to the backup. New! SQL Monitor 3.0 Red Gate's multi-server performance monitoring and alerting tool gets results from Day One.Simple to install and easy to use – download a free trial today.

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