Microsoft Access is a powerful database that is part of the Microsoft Office package, and by combining its user-friendly ...

Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud scripting and a rundown of the best tools for automating code in ...

I'm not much of a BATCH scripter (More of a BASH scripter) but I have an issue I need to work out and would like some help (Though I've probably already hexed myself by admitting I work in Linux). I'm ...

In part 2 of a series, On VB columnist Joe Kunk provides a Visual Basic program to generate a SQL script that clears all the data from a SQL Server database. In part one of this article, I described a ...

Manually querying V$ views or AWR is inefficient and difficult to track over the long term. Through automated s, we can continuously collect Top SQL, establish historical data, and form a complete ...

When I (along with many other people) had a lot of trouble trying to install SQL Server Management Studio in an attempt to switch from the SQL Server 2008 R2 evaluation to the free Express version, I ...

I've inherited a large, convoluted project which is suffering from very bad performance problems. I've taken a look at the TSQL and I won't have any problems finding areas to speed up, but it's ...

Worryingly, integrated attacks on these applications are becoming more prevalent and automated as well, meaning that businesses should brace for a surge of new activity. Over the third quarter of 2013 ...