Marlon Ribunal's Note On SQL Server

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Tagged: code, coffee, etc, new blog, sql

A New Blog, A New Journey

MarlonRibunal — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:49:01 +0000

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I started this blog about four years ago. But in the last couple of years, the activity in this blog has slowed down. Now it has become inactive. I am quitting this blog.

No, I’m not quitting blogging altogether. This is something I love to do. I felt I needed to start anew.

I am on a new journey towards a goal. I am in pursuit of something I really love.

I want to start a new brand – my own brand. That is why I built a new blog.

I am looking forward to learning and sharing about SQL Server and data in general in the new blog. The blog bears my name; so it reflects my goals, aspirations, and struggles as a person, professional, and data worker.

I want to become a better data professional. The blog chronicles that journey.

Please check out my first post: “I am looking for change“

Tagged: blogging, Career, SQL Server Blog

Find User Tables and Their Columns Info in SQL Server Using Object Catalog Views

MarlonRibunal — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:25:29 +0000

Reblogged from Marlon Ribunal's Note On SQL Server:

Here's a quick TSQL solution that you can use to find all the User Tables and their Columns, inluding Data Types, and Column size. This is useful when you need a quick way of finding info on creating your Database's documentation. Whenever I am asked to document a new system/application or review an existing one, I always want to start from the very core of the system - mostly, this is a Database backend.

SQL Server 2005 Backup

MarlonRibunal — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:29:13 +0000

Reblogged from Marlon Ribunal's Note On SQL Server:

Most of the people, if not all, who work around the SQL Server know how to backup their databases by heart. They can even do the task in their sleep. Some may find this article useful, though.

What we're going to do here is do the 3 backup types: Full, Differential, and Transaction Log Backups.

Here's how to backup a SQL Server Database (suppose we're backing up the AdventureWorks Database):

The "ALL" Parameter In SQL Server Reporting Services 2005

MarlonRibunal — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:35:46 +0000

Reblogged from Marlon Ribunal's Note On SQL Server:

One of the most common business requirements for SQL Server Reporting Services is that an SSRS Report should be dynamic. Dynamic in a sense that the report consumer can query the report in a variety of ways. In this post, I will demonstrate how you can add a parameter value "ALL" to return all of the desired result.

I have four parameters in this report; all of them are…

Steve Jobs, Thank You

MarlonRibunal — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:26:28 +0000

No words can ever express how thankful this world is to you, Steve. You led the way. You left a mark. You left us a better world.

Photo Courtesy of Apple.com

Tagged: goodbye steve jobs

FREE SQL Training In Los Angeles!

MarlonRibunal — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:51:12 +0000

Red Gate’s “SQL in the City” will be in Los Angeles on October 28, 2011! That’s a Friday so make sure to check your schedule.

Verbatim from Red Gate’s Flyer:

Here are some facts about SQL in the City which may help convince your boss to let you attend this free SQL Server training event:

1. It’s a full day of SQL Server training for free.

2. You’ll meet SQL Server MVPs with years of SQL Server experience, who’ll provide you with training which you can put into practice back in the office.

3. You’ll learn new skills specific to SQL Server to help improve your daily tasks from top SQL Server experts.

4. You’ll meet the people who’ve developed the tools you use to help solve your problems.

5. This is your chance to ask Red Gate developers, product managers and other users questions, and get answers face-to-face.

6. You’ll be able to make suggestions and give your feedback about products that could influence the future development of Red Gate tools.

7. You’ll get to network with professionals who are as passionate about SQL Server as you are.

8. Refreshments and lunch are included for free, so you won’t go hungry whilst you’re out of the office.

9. The event is in a great location with excellent transport links, so it’ll be no hassle to get there.

10. The event aims to be an awesome training experience unlike any you’ve experienced before.

Richard Branson’s Habit For Success

MarlonRibunal — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:47:16 +0000

Warning: This is a non-tech post, but I’d say it’s an essential one. Read on…

It is seldom for small blogs (such as mine) to have a guest post coming from a high profile and well-established writer and author, such as Erik Calonius. Erik is a former writer and editor for Wall Street Journal and writer for Fortune.

The post is about a habit that contributes to the success of Richard Branson, Founder & Chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies.

Maybe you, too, can benefit from this habit.

I want to share this post with you for 2 reasons:

1. This is a habit being practiced by Richard Branson for many years. According to him this is what made him successful.

2. This is a simple habit you can incorporate in your system, regardless of the job description you have. This is a good habit to cultivate.

Read the post here: http://www.productivitybits.com/how-richard-branson-lives-life-by-making-lists

How To Overcome Disruptions And Achieve Your Productivity Goals

MarlonRibunal — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:12:32 +0000

How To Overcome Disruptions And Achieve Your Productivity Goals.

2010 in review

MarlonRibunal — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:22:46 +0000

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 57,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 7 days for that many people to see it.

In 2010, there were 25 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 214 posts. There were 23 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 1mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.

The busiest day of the year was February 17th with 329 views. The most popular post that day was Find Active Sessions in Oracle Database.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were stackoverflow.com, google.co.in, linkedin.com, google.com, and en.wordpress.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for ssrs tutorial, oracle active sessions, isolation levels in sql server 2005, tsql cursor, and sql server 2008 triggers.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Find Active Sessions in Oracle Database June 2008
5 comments

How To: SQL Server Trigger 101 June 2008
3 comments

How To: Set Your Oracle 10g Database to ARCHIVELOG Mode August 2008
2 comments

How To: Report Authoring in SSRS 2005 – Part IV (Adding Parameters) May 2009
6 comments

Isolation Levels and Locks in SQL Server 2005 May 2008
1 comment

Help Make SQL Server Better

MarlonRibunal — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:38:36 +0000

If you’ve been working or tinkering with SQL Server and you think you can help make SQL Server a better database platform, the SQL Server RDBMS Group needs your opinion via their online survey. This survey targets those who have jobs that involve the SQL Server Connectivity components – mainly developers.

If you think that SQL Server Connectivity components need to improve, you wouldn’t want to pass up this opportunity to participate in a survey that will have a great impact on the decision of the SQL Server RDBMS Group at Microsoft.

The purpose of these surveys, according to the SQL Server Team Blog, is to “provide the SQL Server Team with an ability to validate some of the requests they have got from developers, users and partners as well as ideas that they have gathered internally as a part of their development process.”

The survey will be available until November 2, 2010 @ 5PM PST. If you’re interested in taking the survey, you can access it here:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BAW29Z8P2

Tagged: make sql server better, sql server connectivity components, sql server survey

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 SP2

MarlonRibunal — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:07:29 +0000

From the download page:

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now available for download. These packages may be used to upgrade any edition of SQL Server 2008. We remain committed to providing our customers with essential changes via Service packs. Service Pack 2 contains updates for SQL Server Utility, Data-Tier Application (DAC), as well as integration capability for Microsoft Reporting Services with the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Technologies. Service Pack 2 introduces support for a maximum of 15,000 partitions in a database, and includes SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 1 to 8. While keeping product changes contained, we have made significant investments to ease deployment and management of Service Packs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is not a prerequisite for installing SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2.

Release Notes: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/microsoft-sql-server-2008-sp2-release-notes.aspx

Download Page Here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8fbfc1de-d25e-4790-88b5-7dda1f1d4e17&displaylang=en

As a side note, if you are still on SQL Server 2005 SP2, Service Pack Support for SQL Server 2005 SP2 has ended as of January 12, 2010. More info here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2009/10/08/end-of-service-pack-support-for-sql-server-2005-sp2-and-sql-server-2008-rtm.aspx

Tagged: service pack 2, sql server 2008, sql server 2008 sp2, sql server upgrade