The Financial Crisis
With the economy slowing the the world facing a financial crisis, Steve Jones polls the man on the street this Friday.
2008-10-16
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Articles
The Financial Crisis
With the economy slowing the the world facing a financial crisis, Steve Jones polls the man on the street this Friday.
2008-10-16
72 reads
Fixed Cost IT Management
One of the ways that some companies deal with the lack of a DBA is with remote DBA services or perhaps part time consulting. Robert Pearl brings us a short article explaining what these services can do for you.
2008-10-15
1,541 reads
SQL Server 2008 SSMS Enhancements - Debugging Support
Continuing on with his series on SQL Server 2008, MVP Jacob Sebastian brings us a look at the debugger, which has returned in SQL Server 2008.
2008-10-15
5,909 reads
Basic Set Functions: The BottomCount() Function, Part I
Isolate worst / lowest performers from the member population at large, and perform sophisticated analysis with BottomCount(). Join MSAS Architect Bill Pearson in the first of a pair of articles focusing upon the powerful BottomCount() function, where we experience “hands-on” some of the possible ways it can offer multi-perspective decision support.
2008-10-15
2,879 reads
Importance of Database Backups and Recovery Plan
As a DBA you need to ensure that the databases you manage are backed up regularly. This article details the importance of database backups and a recovery plan
2008-10-15
2,652 reads
Moving to the Heartland
With companies like Microsoft and Google building data centers in small towns, Steve Jones has some comments about how this might affect IT jobs.
2008-10-15
56 reads
Moving to the Heartland
With companies like Microsoft and Google building data centers in small towns, Steve Jones has some comments about how this might affect IT jobs.
2008-10-15
74 reads
Moving to the Heartland
With companies like Microsoft and Google building data centers in small towns, Steve Jones has some comments about how this might affect IT jobs.
2008-10-15
71 reads
Introduction to DML Triggers
This article by Jack Corbett explains what triggers are, the different types, and how to avoid common mistakes.
2008-10-14
14,706 reads
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