http://en.redtram.com/ sqlservercentral.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:40:52 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 4472 | Should I Use a UNIQUE Constraint or a Unique Index in SQL Server? http://en.redtram.com/go/151690598/top100/ 151690598 I am modifying a table and I need to add a column that must be defined as being unique. I see that SQL Server allows you to define a UNIQUE constraint on a column but I also see that you Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:00:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151690598/top100/ 4472 | Accessing SQL Server Databases with PHP http://en.redtram.com/go/151690599/top100/ 151690599 This paper discusses how to use several of these features by closely examining parts of the Example Application in the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP product documentation in MSDN. This paper assumes that the reader is familiar with programming Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:00:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151690599/top100/ 4472 | Generate a SQL Server Instance Inventory http://en.redtram.com/go/151323749/top100/ 151323749 How many times has someone asked you to determine how many instances of SQL Server are installed on your network? New author Sakthivel Chidambaram brings us a few tricks for keeping track of those installations. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:17:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151323749/top100/ 4472 | Creating a Data Mining Reporting Services Report - SQL School Video http://en.redtram.com/go/151323754/top100/ 151323754 In this new SQL School video, MVP Brian Knight shows us how to get started with data mining and Reporting Services. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:17:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151323754/top100/ 4472 | Administrator & Monitoring Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008 http://en.redtram.com/go/151323756/top100/ 151323756 This article explores how a DBA can administer and monitor Change Data Capture in SQL Server 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:17:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151323756/top100/ 4472 | Capturing SQL Server 2005 database file size information http://en.redtram.com/go/151323758/top100/ 151323758 It's very important to capture trends of the sizes of your SQL Server 2005 database because it allows you to plan for future space needs, notice types of problems, and plan for time periods of heavy volume. I'll show you Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:17:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151323758/top100/ 4472 | SSIS 2008 Data Profiler http://en.redtram.com/go/151109612/top100/ 151109612 Business Intelligence expert Vincent Rainardi brings us a new article that looks at how you can profile your data to understand its values and distribution using Integration Services. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151109612/top100/ 4472 | Tuning performance via disk arrays and disk http://en.redtram.com/go/151109614/top100/ 151109614 Tuning SQL Server performance means tuning hardware configurations and setup. Learn about configuring disk arrays and SQL disk partitioning alignment. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151109614/top100/ 4472 | SQL Server Clustering and Consolidation - Balancing Resources http://en.redtram.com/go/151109616/top100/ 151109616 Just because you have disk space, plenty of memory, and abundant CPU does not mean you can pile databases onto an instance of Microsoft SQL Server; you need to pay attention to load balancing. In the case of a clustered Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/151109616/top100/ 4472 | Report Warns Of Data Warehouse 'Bottleneck' In Real-Time Analytics http://en.redtram.com/go/150746200/top100/ 150746200 In a report entitled "Really Urgent Analytics: The Sweet Spot for Real-Time Data Warehousing," Forrester advises intelligence and knowledge management professionals to familiarize themselves with the various approaches for adapting a data warehouse to meet real-time requirements, and, if necessary, Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:43:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150746200/top100/ 4472 | Using Profiler - SQL School Video http://en.redtram.com/go/150746197/top100/ 150746197 A basic tutorial that examines how Profiler can be used in SQL Server 2005 to monitor your SQL Server instance. MVP Brian Knight shows how to create a trace and the various options you have for monitoring events. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:43:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150746197/top100/ 4472 | Renaming a Database http://en.redtram.com/go/150746195/top100/ 150746195 Expert trainer and longtime DBA, Andy Warren, tackles the rather simple, but often understood, process of renaming a database. Learn about some of the issues you might encounter when trying to complete this task. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:43:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150746195/top100/ 4472 | PASS - September http://en.redtram.com/go/150746196/top100/ 150746196 The PASS Summit is coming this November and SQLServerCentral.com is looking to throw another great party. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:43:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150746196/top100/ 4472 | Local Temporary Tables and Table Variables http://en.redtram.com/go/150400330/top100/ 150400330 Peter He examines the differences between temporary tables and table variables in SQL Server, showing when you might want to choose one over the other. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:42:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150400330/top100/ 4472 | Two methods for converting T-SQL date/time values http://en.redtram.com/go/150400335/top100/ 150400335 Learn two built-in functions for SQL Server data conversion from T-SQL date/time values to character types. These methods include SQL Server CAST and CONVERT. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:42:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150400335/top100/ 4472 | How To Use the Analysis Services Processing Task in SSIS 2005 http://en.redtram.com/go/150400336/top100/ 150400336 We are looking to automate the processing of our SQL Server Analysis Services dimensions and cubes. We'd like to add this processing to our existing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages which periodically update our data warehouse from our OLTP Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:42:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/150400336/top100/ 4472 | Importance of the Resource Database http://en.redtram.com/go/149317886/top100/ 149317886 in SQL Server 2005 & 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:03:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149317886/top100/ 4472 | Software Tool Design: Design by Sketching http://en.redtram.com/go/149317882/top100/ 149317882 Developers can get so used to relying on computers for everything that they can forget how useful it can be in the design process to elicit and refine ideas whilst working in groups, using a sketchbook, pencils and crayons. Sometimes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:03:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/149317882/top100/ 4472 | Using SET NULL and SET DEFAULT with Foreign Key Constraints http://en.redtram.com/go/148974530/top100/ 148974530 Cascading Updates and Deletes, introduced with SQL Server 2000, were such an important, crucial feature that it is hard to imagine providing referential integrity without them. One of the new features in SQL Server 2005 that hasn't gotten a lot Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:17:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148974530/top100/ 4472 | Summarizing Data with Aggregate Queries - SQL School Video http://en.redtram.com/go/148974527/top100/ 148974527 Learn how to summarize the values of your data using aggregate functions such as COUNT(), SUM(), and AVG() from MVP Kathi Kellenberger. Grouping and aggregate filters are covered as well. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:17:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/148974527/top100/