Creating a recycle bin for SQL Server 2005\2008

Recently while being shown around Oracle 10G (yes I said the 'O' word) I noticed that this product has a recycle bin. This recycle bin which stores only dropped tables falls under the Oracle flashback technology umbrella.

I was pretty sure I could do the same in SQL server using DDL triggers and schemas and prevent accidental drops of other objects as well. This article is the result of that challenge.

In a nutshell the SQL Server recycle bin is a combination of two schemas which act as bins (recycle bin and trash can) and a DDL trigger which determines which bin to place the dropped object (which is not dropped but renamed). A stored procedure (sp_undrop) is used to revert the object to its original name and schema.

SQL Server 2008 - Response Time Analysis using Extended Events

This tool demonstrates response time analysis at the session or statement level including waitstats using the new Extended Events infrastructure in SQL Server 2008. This tool is based on the simple principle:

Response time = service time + wait time

This tool allows you to drill down on the time spent in serving the user requests and the time spent in waiting for resources.

Download the application and documentation from http://sqlcat.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?title=ExtendedEventsWaitstats. Follow the User Guide to install and use the tool. The download also contains the source code for the project.