Continuing with his series on changes in SQL Server 2008, Arshad Ali takes a look at table enhancements and new data types.  Read more...

Understanding the transaction log seems to be a very difficult concept fro mos DBAs to grasp. Jason Brimhall brings us a new article that helps to troubleshoot the cause of log growths.  Read more...

Build your SQL Server skills without leaving your desk.   Read more...

If you'll be near Atlanta on Apr 24, 2010, come to SQL Saturday #41. If you are at all interested in speaking, submit a session.  Read more...

Why neglecting slowly changing dimensions, failing to capture metadata and overlooking scope creep can be the undoing of a dimensional data warehousing initiative.  Read more...

Is your application scalable under increased activity? Timothy Claason brings us a methodology for testing how your application will deal with database load.  Read more...

There are some good reasons to think about attending the 2010 PASS Community Summit.  Read more...

Derek is judged by a jury of his peers.  Read more...

If you think through the web sites you visit on a daily basis the chances are that you will need to login to verify who you are. In most cases your username would be stored in a relational database along with all the other registered users on that web site. Hopefully your password will be encrypted and not stored in plain text.   Read more...

This article describes a way by which we could use the feature of database mail in SQL Server 2000 itself which is a lot easier than SQL Mail.  Read more...