Social Software
More and more companies are looking to use social software, like Facebook, to link employees, but is this a good thing?
2008-03-26
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Articles
Social Software
More and more companies are looking to use social software, like Facebook, to link employees, but is this a good thing?
2008-03-26
26 reads
SQL Server Database Requirements
In our organization, I have noticed that database requirements are never included as a portion of the system requirements. The requirements always focus on the interface and we derive the database design from the interface as well as fill in some of the gaps.
2008-03-26
3,950 reads
Configuring SQL Server 2005 Failover Settings in Windows Server 2003
This article is to discuss a number of important cluster Group and Resource properties that have significant impact on failover behaviors.
2008-03-25
6,562 reads
The HierarchyID Datatype in SQL Server 2008
This article examines one of the T-SQL changes coming in SQL Server 2008: The hierarchyID.
2008-03-25
21,102 reads
Views and Horizontal Partitioning
Jambu Krishnamurthy brings us a look at the various options you have available with views and some of the techniques you can use to build a better database by incorporating them in your design.
2008-03-25 (first published: 2007-04-12)
9,937 reads
Bad Automation
Coming up with ways to do things automatically with software can be a boon to productivity, but not every idea is a good one.
2008-03-25
40 reads
Bad Automation
Coming up with ways to do things automatically with software can be a boon to productivity, but not every idea is a good one.
2008-03-25
31 reads
Bad Automation
Coming up with ways to do things automatically with software can be a boon to productivity, but not every idea is a good one.
2008-03-25
38 reads
Column-Store Databases and DW Appliances
With data volumes exploding, conventional enterprise data warehouses are fast running out of headroom. Data warehouse appliances are starting to fill the gap, but the emerging category of column-oriented databases may offer a better option. The key to success is matching your application to the right product.
2008-03-25
2,032 reads
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Adding and Dropping Columns II
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) , [Country2] [char] (3), [stateprovince2] [char] (2), [Country] [char] (3), [stateprovince] [char] ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to drop the stateprovince2 and country2 columns. What code should I use? See possible answers