In an older post, I described how you could rebuild all the indexes of a database in SQL Server by making use of the undocumented stored procedure “sp_MSforeachtable”. Another common task is when you want to retrieve size information for all the tables in a database. Again, by using “sp_MSforeachtable“, you can easily do that … Read more…
In this article, I present useful T-SQL knowledge for SQL Developers and DBAs. A few days ago I started writing an article that it would provide a set of useful tips on SQL Server topics that are met in the everyday life of DBA/Database Developer. The article is now completed and you can find it … Read more…
This article discusses about retrieving only the date from a datetime value in SQL Server. Why Converting Datetime to Date? There are many times where you might need to only retrieve the date from a datetime value. For example, you may have today’s datetime (2011-10-10 20:30:28.230) and you want to only get the following … Read more…
SQL Server 2012, among other introduced Sequence Objects. I am sure that sequence objects are widely known but let’s provide their definition in plain words: A sequence object allows you to set a global counter of values within the scope of a DBMS instance. Whenever you call the sequence object it returns a unique value … Read more…
In this article, we will discuss about using Proxy Accounts in SQL Server Agent jobs. We will talk about what this feature offers and how you can use it. Why Using Proxy Accounts in SQL Server Agent Jobs? When using SQL Server, in many cases you will might need to set up a SQL Server … Read more…
Hi! I hope you are all doing well and having a great summer time! It’s been a while since the last time I have posted an article but hey, besides the heavy workload, it’s summer time and the beaches in Cyprus are really great! 🙂 This post discusses about a quite simple task in SQL … Read more…
In this article, we will discuss about executing heavy set-based operations against Very Large Datatabases (VLDBs) in SQL Server. Introduction Recently I had to design and execute some heavy set-based T-SQL operations against a large number of very large databases (VLDBs) within a SQL Server instance. I won’t enter the debate of Row-Based vs. … Read more…
In this article, we will be discussing about using Unicode in SQL Server. Introduction Unicode is the standard used in the computing industry for encoding and representing any text in the most written languages (…). SQL Server supports Unicode, thus allowing the easy storage and manipulation of data in the most languages. Example … Read more…