Take the Plunge
Today Steve Jones talks about starting your own business and should you do it with online tools.
2008-10-07
71 reads
Articles
Take the Plunge
Today Steve Jones talks about starting your own business and should you do it with online tools.
2008-10-07
88 reads
SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) Part 1
Powershell is the new management interface for scripting and working with SQL Server that is integrated into Windows 2008 and SQL Server 2008. The author of a Codeplex project introduces some extensions that try to make it easier to use Powershell with SQL Server.
2008-10-06
18,377 reads
A Better Database Engine
How much different can a database engine make to a platform? MySpace was recently mentioned along with database technology from Sun Microsystems that might make them more profitable.
2008-10-06
69 reads
A Better Database Engine
How much different can a database engine make to a platform? MySpace was recently mentioned along with database technology from Sun Microsystems that might make them more profitable.
2008-10-06
73 reads
A Better Database Engine
How much different can a database engine make to a platform? MySpace was recently mentioned along with database technology from Sun Microsystems that might make them more profitable.
2008-10-06
74 reads
Blog: SQL Server 2008 Transparent Data Encryption
A great summary from MVP Brad McGehee on the new TDE feature in SQL Server 2008
2008-10-06
3,124 reads
SqlCredit – Part 19: Exploring SQL 2005’s Ranking Functions – RANK() and DENSE_RANK()
Part 19 digs deep into two of SQL 2005's ranking functions: RANK() and DENSE_RANK(). It includes performance considerations and using CTEs to avoid table variables.
2008-10-06
3,629 reads
Social Hacks
We try to keep control of the data in our databases, but as the world becomes more connected, it's harder to ensure integrity. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues in this new Web 2.0 world.
2008-10-05
70 reads
Social Hacks
We try to keep control of the data in our databases, but as the world becomes more connected, it's harder to ensure integrity. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues in this new Web 2.0 world.
2008-10-05
81 reads
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A New Word: on tenderhooks
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SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
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Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
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String Similarity I
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