Diving deep into SQL Server Integration Services Transactions Author: Basit A. Farooq In this article, you learn how to implement transactions in a SQL Server Integration Services package. What are transactions? A transaction is a logical unit of work made up of one or more tasks. The concept of transaction usually applies to a relational database such as those in...
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Implementing Checkpoints – To restart SQL Server Integration Services packages from the point of failure
Implementing Checkpoints – To restart SQL Server Integration Services packages from the point of failure Author: Basit A. Farooq 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 slow and time-consuming. To...
SQL Server 2005/2008/2008 R2: HTTP endpoints
SQL Server 2005/2008/2008R2: HTTP endpoints Author: Basit A. Farooq You can expose functionality as a Web service to allow applications to execute stored procedures, batch files, and scalar-valued functions using a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) request. SOAP is a standard that calls methods on objects using XML and HTTP. Important Note: HTTP Endpoints feature has been deprecate in SQL...
Types of Join in SQL Server – (Part 1)
Types of Join in SQL Server – Part 1 Author: Basit A. Farooq In this two part article series, I will discuss different types of joins available 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...
SQL Server: Database Design Basics – (Part 2)
SQL Server: Database Design Basics – (Part 2) Author: Basit A. Farooq In this article, you will learn about table design, entities and attributes and their relation to the tables and columns. You will also learn how to enforce data integrity through domain integrity, entity integrity, referential integrity, and user-defined integrity, and how to use primary keys, unique constraints and...
SQL Server: Database Design Basics – (Part 1)
SQL Server: Database Design Basics – (Part 1) Author: Basit A. Farooq 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 of this article. Database design process According to Wikipedia, the term database design can be used to describe...
Database capacity planning and management – (Part 2)
Database capacity planning and management (Part 2) Author: Basit A. Farooq In this article, I will layout the Software and Hardware options that are available for configuring your storage media in Windows 2003/2008/2012. Finally, I will be give you few tips on how achieve optimal database performance by physically distribute your database files on storage media. Storage Options There are...
Database capacity planning and management – (Part 1)
Database capacity planning and management (Part 1) Author: Basit A. Farooq 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 to understand the properties of the database and how to manage the growth...
Configuring SQL Server Database Mail Feature
Configuring SQL Server Database Mail Feature Author: Basit A. Farooq 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. SQL Server supports SQL Mail for backwards compatibility, but is not recommended for new implementations. Database Mail provides several enhancements over...
SQL Server Management tools
SQL Server Management tools Author: Basit A. Farooq 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 to confusion, operational mistakes, high training costs, and poor DBA productivity. To keep up with these new demands of complex enterprise database management solutions,...