Archive for March, 2012

Backup script skipping databases – and the fix!

I’ve been using my RYO Maintenance scripts for a little while now, and they’ve been working great. Almost. One day I noticed that the backup script hadn’t backed up all of the databases on my instance. I checked the job history, no errors. I checked the SQL Server log, no errors. I checked the Windows [...]

March 26, 2012  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Maintenance  13 Comments

RYO Maintenance Plan – History Cleanup

The last step in our campaign to rid the world of maintenance plans deals with housekeeping: the history cleanup step. I know. Cleanup is never the sexiest of jobs, but just like the dishes or the laundry, it still needs to be done occasionally. If you were to create an true maintenance plan and include [...]

March 22, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Maintenance  No Comments

RYO Maintenance Plan – Integrity Checks

Happy Monday! Everyone fully recovered from St. Patrick’s Day? Hopefully the weather where you are was as perfect as it was here in Cleveland. Today’s piece of RYO Maintenance Plan deals with database integrity checks; a critical component second only to backups in my book.  The procedure I’ve written is really just a wrapper for [...]

March 19, 2012  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Maintenance  No Comments

T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Jack of All Trades, Master of None?

Every month the folks of the SQL Server community get together for a virtual block party of sorts called T-SQL Tuesday.  This month’s party is being hosted by Argenis Fernandez (b|t).  The topic: specialization.  Some folks wear many hats within an organization, others wear only one (off to the side a bit, in a jaunty [...]

March 13, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Professional Development  One Comment

March Madness – SQL Server style

It seems that March is another great month for getting your geek on without having to leave the comforts of your desk. Here are some of the SQL Server events still coming up this month: March 14 1pm EDT – Professional Development VC – Joe Webb discusses how to conduct an effective meeting. 2pm EDT [...]

March 8, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Professional Development  No Comments