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Irena Kennedy has a neat trick for SQL Server Management Studio to quickly display some rows from a table, or get the metadata on columns of a table: a keyboard shortcut that is fast and works in any database. Has anyone else created similar keyboard shortcuts like this? Leave your comment here.
Paul Randal has been writing an excellent series on how DBCC CHECKDB works within SQL Server. Explaining how SQL Server 2000 and 2005 present a consistent view of the data for checking and why that is important. Paul moves onto what CHECKDB really does and then [story:sqlserver2005-dbcc-for-vldb]. Paul Randal worked as the Lead Developer / […]
Paul Randal who was previously the Lead Developer / Manager for a team working on the SQL Server Storage Engine, has written a short article on the challenges and some options for using DBCC CHECKDB in a VLDB. If you are looking after databases in the hundreds of GB or more than a TB, read […]
Today marks the release of CTP6 of Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals. I’m pretty excited to see the development of this Visual Studio product. Finally database developers will be able to work like other programmers. Extreme Programming methods will be useful. Through Visual Studio projects and source control more developers will be able […]
Oren Eini gives a naughty but neat tip on using the RunAs command in windows without being prompted for a password each time: runas /savecred /user:user-to-run-as command-to-run It saves the runas user credentials. Pretty neat if you have a long/difficult service account password to remember. Just be sure to never do this on your production […]
Need an MVP? Or just want to verify someone’s status? Microsoft’s MVP Awardees search can help you out. Here’s the current list of SQL Server MVPs in Australia and the worldwide list. Not all MVPs are on there, quite a few choose to hide from the limelight. Not on there yet? (Me either). Become visible […]
I came across these scripts on the Microsoft TechNet Script Centre Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Buffer Cache Retrieve Buffer Counts by Object and Index CPU and Optimization Determine CPU Resources Required for Optimization Retrieve Parallel Statements With the Highest Worker Time Retrieve Statements with the Highest Plan Re-Use Counts Retrieve Statements with the Lowest Plan […]
Michael Sutton has run a test to see how many websites have SQL injection issues and finds that 11% of the websites he tests are potentially vulnerable. The article is well written in that he discusses the methods used to select urls for testing, the change he uses to attempt a non-destructive SQL injection, and […]
Itzik Ben-Gan the T-SQL set based solution guru from Solid Quality Learning will be appearing at the Sydney SQL Server Users group on Tuesday 10th Oct 2006. Itzik will be discussing Internals and Externals of Table Scans and the access methods SQL Server uses to perform these and other scans. The Sydney SQL Server Users […]
Nick Weinholt (.Net Performance guru and MVP) has an article on the correct method for rethrowing an exception in C# so that the Exception.StackTrace actually points to the root problem. In C# the correct method for rethowing an exception is using throw; without any arguments within the catch block: try { // code } catch […]
