Blog Post: Reblog: May 2 to May 8
Photo credit – Mike Lynch A good cure to a creepy doll is a good old post that is still useful. In this post, I’m going back over some of the posts that came out in this week in previous years. Having...
View ArticleBlog Post: Your Country Needs You! PASS NomCom is announced.
If you haven’t already heard, the official slate for the 2014 NomCom committee has been finalized and published by the Professional Association for SQL Server (that’s PASS to you and me) and can be...
View ArticleBlog Post: HOW TO: Restore the Master Database in SQL Server 2014
I like having a routine. Most people do, I suppose. There’s some comfort in knowing what lies ahead, what comes next. The same holds true for restoring the master database in SQL Server 2014, because...
View ArticleBlog Post: The database principal owns a schema in the database, and cannot...
Problem You are trying to drop a database user, but are getting the following error message: The database principal owns a schema in the database, and cannot be dropped. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error:...
View ArticleBlog Post: Waiting For A Pot To Boil… Restore Database Progress
Ever kicked off a restore and didn’t set the STATS parameter? Ever had a separate application handle a restore and not give you any feedback at all on how far along a restore is? Well if your answer...
View ArticleBlog Post: Friday Followup For May 30, 2014
It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re not doing any real work anyway. Posts That Were Popular This Week Cheating DBCC To Fix...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Week in Awesome – Plugins, Cars, Food, and France
This week in awesome: Denny Cherry – our own @mrdenny – has created a Password Vault WordPress plugin. That looks seriously cool. Google has created a prototype of a totally self-driving car. It looks...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Server 2014 Management tools
Management tools play a vital role in enterprise database management. This is because the well-integrated tools extend the administrator’s capabilities, whereas a random collection of tools can lead...
View ArticleBlog Post: Configuring SQL Server Database Mail Feature
You can send e-mail from within stored procedures, functions, and triggers by using SQL Server Database Mail. You can also configure SQL Server Agent Mail to use Database Mail. Some features of...
View ArticleBlog Post: Database capacity planning and management
As part of the planning and research before implementing new SQL Server, you must determine the amount of space needed for your database and how it should be organized in the SQL Server. You also need...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Server: Database Design Basics
In this article , you will learn about database design concepts. The database design concepts discussed in this article focus almost exclusively on OLTP requirements. OLAP design is beyond the scope...
View ArticleBlog Post: Types of Join in SQL Server
You use a join to combine data from different tables into a single result set. Joins most commonly use foreign key relationships. Some important points about joins include: Joins are created through...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Server 2005/2008/2008R2: HTTP endpoints
You can use an HTTP endpoint to allow access to data over HTTP and Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) without needing to install Internet Information Services (IIS). Important Note: HTTP Endpoints feature...
View ArticleBlog Post: Implementing Checkpoints – To restart SQL Server Integration...
An SQL Server Integration Services package often includes tasks that can take a long time to run. If the package fails in the middle of execution, you may need to repeat these tasks, which can be very...
View ArticleBlog Post: Why Bother Renaming Charts and Tables in Excel?
When you add a new chart or table to an Excel workbook, it gets a default name assigned by Excel. This is Chart1, Chart2, PivotTable1, PivotTable2, etc. It's always a good idea to rename tables and...
View ArticleBlog Post: Watch Intro To Power Pivot At SSWUG
I just completed some videos and web casts for SSWUG and the first web cast will be This coming Wednesday, 6/4/2014. Registration is free and you can sign up here .
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Saturday 294 Philadelphia, Nostalgic!
Less than a week left and I’m extremely excited about SQL Saturday in Philly on June 7th, 2014 and the Precon the day before (I signed up for Allan Hirt’s). I lived in Philadelphia for about 10 years...
View ArticleBlog Post: What is the difference between Money and Decimal(19,4)
One of my co-workers and I were discussing the difference between the data type MONEY and the data type DECIMAL(19,4). I was rather curious so I spent some time getting it all down on paper. Details...
View ArticleBlog Post: PASS 2014 Nomination Committee
I’m officially on the slate and running for the PASS 2014 Nomination Committee! Why should you vote for Ryan? I love the PASS SQL Community and everything it embodies. I am very involved at the local...
View ArticleBlog Post: Announcing SQL Summer Camp
A new way to train in SQL Server. I had an idea a few years back about a training event unlike any other. One where you could bring family, all have fun, and yet still learn about SQL Server from...
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