SQL Server 2008 R2 Archives

SSL Encryption in SQL Server

July 2, 2012

SQL server, SQL Server 2008 R2

This post discuss about security of SQL Server data and steps required to configure SSL Encryption in SQL Server. There is a feature named Transparent Data Encryption in SQL server 2008 which provides security for static data, what about…

Deploying SSIS packages into SQL Server vs Deploying as a File

September 12, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

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In earlier days we have the options to save the DTS packages to SQL Server or to File System. Many of you trying to understand the trade offs between them. This post list out the advantages of both options.…

Deploying SSIS packages into SQL Server vs Deploying as a File

September 12, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL server, SQL server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SSIS

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In earlier days we have the options to save the DTS packages to SQL Server or to File System. Many of you trying to understand the trade offs between them. This post list out the advantages of both options. Advantages…

Using For Loop and Foreach Loop Containers in SSIS

September 11, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL server, SQL Server 2008 R2, SSIS

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SQL Server Integration Services supports two container tasks name For Loop and Foreach loop. These containers supports to execute the repetitive workflows in controlled way. The For Loop has three expressions that control it’s execution and termination. This post…

Analyzing SQL Server Performance using Performance Monitor Counters

May 25, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL server, SQL server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2

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This post discusses about using Performance Monitor tool to create a base-line using different performance counters. It also discusses analyzing hardware resource bottlenecks and retrieving performance monitor data in sql server using views. Performance Monitor Tool collects the detailed information…

What is new in SQL Server Code-Named “Denali”?

May 23, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

Denali, SQL server, SQL Server 2008 R2

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This post just re-caps the T-SQL features that introduced in SQL Server 2008 and discusses the new T-SQL features in Microsoft SQL Server next version code name “Denali”. Actually there are not any T-SQL features in SQL Server 2008…

Creating SQL Server Database Objects Backup using SMO

May 22, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL server, SQL server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2

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This post explains taking the SQL Server Database Objects backup only schema not data in SQL Server 2008 R2. In an ETL server you may come across the situation where you need to change the database objects schema quite…

Monitoring running processes in SQL Server 2008 R2

March 3, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL server, SQL server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2

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You can view the current connections and processes that running on a sql server instance in two ways Using Activity Monitor Using T-SQL statements Monitoring Process in Activity Monitor To open the Activity Monitor in SQL Server Management Studio…

SQL Server Reporting with Analysis Services

March 1, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL server, SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services, SQL Server 2008 R2

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SQL Server Analysis Services is used to present the aggregated data to support analysis, ad-hoc reporting and decision making process. Technically CUBE is used in Analysis Services to build the aggregated data. Once it is build then you…

Installing AdventureWorks Analysis Services Database

February 26, 2011

Kalyan Bandarupalli

SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services, SQL Server 2008 R2

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This post discuss about configuring the AdventureWorks Analysis Services Database in SQL Server 2008 R2. You can download the sample databases from here. By default when you install the setup you would not see the analysis services database,…