How insiders hack SQL databases with free tools
When you find out how easy it is for insiders to hack SQL Server databases with a few free security tools and a little luck, you'll re-examine your database security practices.
2008-06-30
8,714 reads
Articles
How To Return a Result Set from a SQL Server 2005 CLR Stored Procedure
We occasionally come up with a requirement that would be a good fit for a CLR function or stored procedure. For instance we would like to call a stored procedure to get the list of files in a particular folder. How can we return the list of files as a standard result set (i.e. rows and columns) using the CLR?
2008-06-30
4,802 reads
The June 2008 Energy Update
It's time again to take a look at energy news from an IT perspective, or at least the Steve Jones' perspective and there have been some interesting notes over the last couple months in the world of energy.
2008-06-29
500 reads
The June 2008 Energy Update
It's time again to take a look at energy news from an IT perspective, or at least the Steve Jones' perspective and there have been some interesting notes over the last couple months in the world of energy.
2008-06-29
489 reads
The June 2008 Energy Update
It's time again to take a look at energy news from an IT perspective, or at least the Steve Jones' perspective and there have been some interesting notes over the last couple months in the world of energy.
2008-06-29
745 reads
The Database Weekly Update for June 30, 2008
Steve Jones looks back at a week of news on data center infrastructure, the EF war, and SQL Server 2008 news.
2008-06-28
196 reads
The Database Weekly Update for June 30, 2008
Steve Jones looks back at a week of news on data center infrastructure, the EF war, and SQL Server 2008 news.
2008-06-28
208 reads
The Database Weekly Update for June 30, 2008
Steve Jones looks back at a week of news on data center infrastructure, the EF war, and SQL Server 2008 news.
2008-06-28
240 reads
Log Shipping vs. Replication
SQL Server high availability. Log shipping or replication, clustering or some other solution. It's a challenge and as companies grow more dependent on their databases, it's one that more and more DBAs face everyday. Paul Ibison has taken a look at how log shipping and replication can be compared in the quest for high availability.
2008-06-27 (first published: 2004-06-17)
66,343 reads
Many-to-Many Dimensions in Analysis Services 2005
See an example of using the Many-to-Many dimension in SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services to analyze sales data, and get ideas for other uses such as treating medical conditions, software testing, and more.
2008-06-27
2,788 reads
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
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