Introduction to the SQL Server Agent
In this article, I am going to explain in detail about the SQL Server Agent service. This is a windows service that enables database developers and database administrators to schedule jobs on the SQL...
View ArticleDeveloping U-SQL jobs on Azure Data Lake Analytics
In this article, we will learn how to develop U-SQL jobs on Azure Data Lake Analytics to process data stored in Data Lake Storage. Introduction In the previous article, Getting started with Azure Data...
View ArticleDeploying U-SQL jobs on Azure Data Lake Analytics
In this article, we will learn how to execute U-SQL jobs that have been developed or tested locally, to the production environment from a local machine. Introduction In the third part of this article...
View ArticleBuilding U-SQL jobs locally for Azure Data Lake Analytics
This article will help you learn to develop U-SQL jobs locally, which once ready, can be deployed on Azure Data Lake Analytics service on the Azure cloud. Introduction In the previous article,...
View ArticleT-SQL scripts to update statistics based on the row modification
In this article, we are going to learn how we can develop a T-SQL script to update statistics of tables based on the row modification. It is always a challenging task to perform maintenance on a table...
View ArticleAdvanced Usages of SQL Server Agent
In this article, I am going to introduce some advanced usages of the SQL Server Agent service in Microsoft SQL Server. In my previous article, Introduction to SQL Server Agent, I have discussed in...
View ArticleAutomate SQL database backups using Maintenance Plans
In this article, we are going to learn how we can automate the backup of the SQL database using database maintenance plans. Data is one of the most important assets of any organization, and as a...
View ArticleElastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database
Introduction I have dedicated this article to the topic of Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database which is in Public Review. This feature allows you to run scheduled tasks in your Azure SQL Databases. This...
View ArticleAutomate rebuilding SQL Database indexes using Maintenance Plans
Index maintenance is a vital part of a database administrator’s job. I have worked for few clients who often face performance issues in SQL Database and don’t have a dedicated DBA. I remember that one...
View ArticleAutomate SQL database backups using Windows Task Scheduler
In this article, we will learn how we can automate the backup of SQL database created in SQL Server Express edition. SQL Server Express edition is a lightweight database that has limited...
View ArticleAutomate consistency checks of SQL database using Windows Task Scheduler
The SQL database integrity check is one of the most crucial and important tasks of the database administrator. The database integrity task checks the structural integrity and allocation of all database...
View ArticleTransfer SQL Jobs between SQL Server instances using SSDT 2017
In this series of articles, we will learn how we can clone the SQL Server instance using SSDT 2017. In my previous article, we learned how to Install and configure SSDT 2017 on Windows 10. In this...
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