Atif Shehzad

Atif Shehzad is a passionate DBA currently serving at Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL). He is also the technical reviewer of Learning SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services. His main areas of interest are SQL Server database design, best practices, performance optimization, security/permissions and Reporting Services. He blogs his SQL Server notes on DBDigger. Find him on Google Plus, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Category	Tip Title
Backup	Copy Only Backup for SQL Server
Backup	SQL Server Backup History Analysis
Compression	Data Compression Using the SQL Server Vardecimal Storage Format
Constraints	SQL Server Foreign Key Update and Delete Rules
Database Administration	Move SQL Server transaction log files to a different location via TSQL and SSMS
Database Administration	Overview of the SQL Server Browser service
Database Administration	Using Multiple Filegroups for a Database and Changing the Default Filegroup
Database Administration	Using SQL Server meta data to list tables that make up views
Database Design	Getting started with SQL Server database diagrams
Database Design	SQL Server User Defined Data Types, Rules and Defaults
Database Design	Using Computed Columns in SQL Server with Persisted Values
DBA Best Practices	Best practices for SQL Server database ALTER table operations
DBA Best Practices	Best practices for working with read only databases in SQL Server
Disaster Recovery	Restoring SQL Server system databases msdb and model
Disaster Recovery	Using the Emergency State for a Corrupt SQL Server Database
Functions User Defined UDF	Generate a parameter list for all SQL Server stored procedures and functions
Indexing	How to create indexes on computed columns in SQL Server
Maintenance	Changing passwords for logins used with SQL Server maintenance plans
Maintenance	Creating SQL Server password protected backups and cleanup tasks
Partitioning	Creating a table with horizontal partitioning in SQL Server
Performance Tuning	Analyzing the SQL Server Plan Cache
Performance Tuning	SQL Server Schema Binding and Indexed Views
Performance Tuning	Using schema binding to improve SQL Server UDF performance
Security	Configure Windows Firewall to Work with SQL Server
Security	Options for hiding SQL Server code
Security	Understanding and dealing with orphaned users in a SQL Server database
SQL Server Agent	Analyzing SQL Agent Job and Job Step History in SQL Server
SQL Server Agent	How to setup and manage SQL Server Agent shared job schedules
SQL Server Agent	SQL Server Agent Job Management Scripts
SQL Server Management Studio	Auto Generate Change Scripts in SSMS for Tables
SQL Server Management Studio	Customizing the Status Bar for each SQL Server SSMS Connection
SQL Server Management Studio	Get script for every action in SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio	Maximizing work space with SSMS by using separate results tabs
SQL Server Management Studio	Saving changes is not permitted in SQL Server Management Studio error
SQL Server Management Studio	SSMS Timeout Expired Error When Making Changes To a Table
SQL Server Management Studio Configuration	Easier way to read your TSQL code in SSMS with word wrap feature
SQL Server Management Studio Configuration	Import and Export Registered SQL Servers To Other Machines
SQL Server Management Studio Configuration	Registering SQL Server instances for easier management
Synonyms	Benefits and limitations of using synonyms in SQL Server 2005
Triggers	Prevent accidental update or delete commands of all rows in a SQL Server table
Triggers	Using INSTEAD OF triggers in SQL Server for DML operations
TSQL	Dropping multiple SQL Server objects with a single DROP statement
TSQL	Getting creative with Computed Columns in SQL Server
TSQL	When to use SET vs SELECT when assigning values to variables in SQL Server
Upgrades and Migrations	Generate scripts for SQL Server object migration

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