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SQL Server Migration Assistant - what are the conversion rules between Oracle and SQL Server during the migration?
This was the big question posed by the users when a migration project is initiated at one of client's place. SQL_Server_Migration_Assistant is a must tool to asses the issues when you have a mammoth task of data migration between SQL Server and other Read More...
SQL Server 2005 - How to compare content of tables without using third party tools?
You may be aware about using Third party tools to compare the data between 2 tables. Using SQL Server 2005 you need not entirely dependant on such requirement, TABLEDIFF utility is the new addition to the SQL Server. This utility enables you to compare Read More...
SQL Server 2005: What percentage of changes happened within the database after the last successful backup?
No doubt that the blog subject will be a most wanted requirement on their databases, that is most responsible for a SQL Server database then arguably the most critical task that you absolutely MUST get right is your database backup procedures. Where the Read More...
SQL Server configuration disk layout - best practices from field
Configuration of server such as disk and memory is an important factor for SQL Server Performance, there is all about questions within newsgroups and forums that how do I setup the disk layout for a SQL Server database (say, 2005 version). Not only this Read More...
SQL Server 2005 Partitioned Tables and Indexes - learning curve
When do you need data partitioning? The data you see in relational database may need such a strategy if the volume is huge, for instance the data to store event-log information having the schema such as: [Id] INT (make this primary key clustered), [Unit_Id] Read More...
Best practices for Data Importing using SQL Server native methods
Ever wondered SQL Server Data Importing Do's and Don'ts, with a set of best practices. Import of data is a common task in any database platform and when it becomes regular you have to take care lot of incompatibilities. In particular SQL Server DBAs often Read More...
DBCC EXTENTINFO - unused pages in these extents (undocumented)
When it comes to resolving table fragmentation, the basic checkout you perform is to run DBCC INDEXDEFRAG or even run DBCC DBREINDEX statements. As per the default configuraiton SQL Database Engine allocates a new extent to an allocation unit only when Read More...
Table schema comparison and sometimes data too!
Comparing data and/or schema within your SQL Server environment is a common task when you have to port the data from Development to Production environment. To compare the schema (tables) between the 2 SQL instances is very easy and you can accomplish Read More...
Transaction Log Guidelines
I always see many posts in the forums asking about transaction log backups and their importance. For the point in time recovery they are must in order to provide the data upto date or atleast that are committed. Yet I have seen many articles out there Read More...
Annoying x80040E21 & x80040E24 errors
If you are performing a simple process to import a data using a DTS package in SQL 2000 or an SSIS package in SQL 2005, you might be very familiar with errors such as "x80040E21 & x80040E24". To put more in the sense of real error it will be " Microsoft Read More...