Adept SQL Tools has released AdeptSQL Workshop, an IDE for SQL-based database schema creation and management. Includes fast drag'n'drop SQL decompiler, editor, preprocessor, SQL analyzer and difference engine, "revision history" scripts with a separate player utility for remote db deployment, integration with MS Visual SourceSafe. Pricing starts at $130,
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Use this free stored procedure to compare two different SQL Server databases in order to discover how they differ. Sp_CompareDB can compare both table structures and the data stored in them. Also learn how the stored procedure was written.
In this article by Robert Marda, he shows you how to detect and correct deadlocks.
In the final article in the series, Chris Kempster covers some of the more advanced methods to securing your SQL Server.
myLittleAdmin For SQL Server is a web-based SQL Server Database administration tool. It is intended to handle the administration of SQL Server databases over the WWW using ASP. It allows you to fully manage your databases even when you don't want or cannot use MS Enterprise Manager.
A series of web presenatations from Microsoft about tuning SQL Server 2000.
One of our readers needed some help with altering a table with DMO, so Andy has a code sample and some comments in general about how to add objects using DMO. It's good code and a very quick introduction to how objects work. Worth reading!
There has been some talk about the use of partitioned views in SQL Server 2000 to gain performance improvements for scale-out of applications. In this article by Neil Jacobson, he discusses his findings in respect of the speed of partitioned views.
Most DBAs and developers prefer not to use dynamic SQL for a number of reasons. There are some reasons to use this query type though. This article covers a few of those.
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I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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