SQL Server 2005 Adoption Survey Results
We recently ran a survey at SQLServerCentral.com and got over 600 responses. Here are the results and some commentary from Steve Jones
2008-03-28 (first published: 2007-03-28)
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Articles
Get More Out of SQL Server Reporting Services Charts
This white paper presents general information, best practices, and tips for designing charts within Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports. It provides an overview of some Reporting Services features, answers common chart design and feature questions, and includes advanced examples of how to design better charts.
2008-03-28
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Implementing a Generic Data Access Layer in ADO.NET Part 1
In Part 1 of a 3 Part Series Joydip Kanjilal discusses the implementation of a provider independent Data Access Layer in ADO.NET.
2008-03-28
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Standard Query Operators with LINQ
LINQ to Objects and LINQ to Entities have an arsenal of Standard Query Operators that operate on sequences to perform a wide variety of operations.
2008-03-28
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Interview with Chuck Kelley - Part II
Part two of the interview looks at some design decisions in building a warehouse as well as some of the tools available.
2008-03-27
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2008-03-27
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Best Practices when performing maintenance in a DBM environment
If you have configured database mirroring in synchronous with or without automatic failover mode, you can switch to the mirror server instance and make it available to the clients while you perform hardware or software maintenance on the principal server instance. So let’s see how we can do this:
2008-03-27
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How to import an Excel file into SQL Server 2005 using Integration Services
Integration Services, which replaces Data Transformation Services (DTS) in SQL Server 2005, is a tool for extracting, transforming, and loading data.
2008-03-27
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The Credit Debate
As databases grow, we store more and more types of data. This Friday's poll asks what types of data you don't want to store.
2008-03-27
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The Credit Debate
As databases grow, we store more and more types of data. This Friday's poll asks what types of data you don't want to store.
2008-03-27
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Blogs
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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