This short article looks at some mistakes developers should avoid when they also have the task of designing the database, database objects, or TSQL used to access it.   Read more...

This article is the first of a multi-part series detailing the SQL Server Upgrade process from the technical, logistical and business perspective.   Read more...

This one is pretty interesting, Andy discusses a few things he sees in comments that not only fail to add value, they end up costing extra time. There's room for discussion here, but definitely a discussion worth having - comments can make you or break you, here's a chance to think about what you think is important in commenting and pass that on to your development team.   Read more...

Continuing with our worst practices series, Steve Jones looks at another administrative no-no. Making a change to your live system on the fly.   Read more...

We're curious to see what our readers have to say about this one! How many of us have tables accruing data that won't be used and/or isn't of any value? At what point do we get rid of it to free up resources?   Read more...

Continuing with the Worst Practices Series: Steve Jones examines why encryption in the database is a bad idea.   Read more...

One of the strengths of SQL Server is its ease of management and administration over other systems. Oracle, DB2, even early versions of SQL Server required command line mastery to make many types of changes. But should you really be using the GUI for most of your tasks?   Read more...

Continuing with Andy Warren's series on Worst Practices for a DBA, Steve Jones joins in this week with his worst practice.   Read more...

Learn how to secure your data by implementing SQL Server security best practices.   Read more...

Learn the key basics of writing quality Transact-SQL code.   Read more...

This article is the first of a multi-part series detailing the SQL Server Upgrade process from the technical, logistical and business perspective.   Read more...

Continuing with our worst practices series, Steve Jones looks at another administrative no-no. Making a change to your live system on the fly.   Read more...

This one is pretty interesting, Andy discusses a few things he sees in comments that not only fail to add value, they end up costing extra time. There's room for discussion here, but definitely a discussion worth having - comments can make you or break you, here's a chance to think about what you think is important in commenting and pass that on to your development team.   Read more...