While SQL Server 2005 is greatly changing the paradigm of ETL with Integration Services, SQL Server 2000 and DTS will be here for some time to come. New author Rama Nageshwara brings us an overview of this fantastic data movement toolset.
2007-12-21 (first published: 2005-11-09)
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Test your SQL Server 2005 knowledge with Ravi Nangunoori's first in a series of crossword challenges!
2007-12-21
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Part 11 of this series presented the publishing options of ClickOnce-capable applications that involve User Instance-based databases. This article takes a closer look at the deployment process, demonstrating the impact of your selections on its characteristics.
2007-12-21
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Buck Woody examines examines some of the decisions you'll need to make when embarking on your DBA career, and some the character traits and skills that will help you succeed and progress.
2007-12-20
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What makes a good manager? In response to a recent thread, Janet Wong takes us through some of the good and bad managers she's had during her career and talks about the problems today with technical managers.
2007-12-20 (first published: 2007-01-16)
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Now that you know how to speed up your SQL Server database queries, you can start delving into some of the more advanced tuning options.
2007-12-20
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If you are near Texas Christian University, you might want to check out this training from a SQL Server MVP.
2007-12-20
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Being a part of the community means that there are certain standards that we'd like you to adhere to. Steve Jones brings you a few reminders of how to behave when posting in the community.
2007-12-19 (first published: 2007-01-01)
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Continuing on with his highly popular XML series, Jacob Sebastian looks at variable content and stylesheets in your SQL content.
2007-12-19
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This is the third article that deals with analyzing the various possibilities involving various RAID setups and differing numbers of hard drives. We used the same hard disks again here: eight Samsung HM321KJ SATA/300 drives powered all of the possible RAID 0, RAID 5 and RAID 6 setups, with from three to as many as eight hard drives configured to use stripe sizes of 4 to 128 kB.
2007-12-19
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