SQL Server Stumper Sale
The amazing 4S sale! Our space constraints are your gains as we've put a bunch of books on sale. Check them out and save.
2005-08-23
4,275 reads
Articles
Where Logic Lives
We recently published an article about logic in the database about how you might structure the TSQL code in your SQL Server and decide what goes inside the database. New author Mike Dillon brings us a response to that article and some ideas about how you might make those decisions.
2005-08-23
9,086 reads
Adventures in Replication
SQL Server 2000 replication is the easiest so far to setup and work with. However there are some areas that you can get yourself into trouble with if you are not careful. New author Chris Rock brings us a few lessons learned in getting replication working with a remote office.
2005-08-22
9,743 reads
SQL Server 2005 - SQL Server Integration Services - Part 6
In this article, we are continuing coverage of Foreach Loop container functionality, by discussing different types of loop enumerators. So far, we have presented methods for working with files in a folder as well as records in a recordset (using Foreach File and Foreach ADO enumerators, respectively). Our next enumerator is based on the SQL Server Management Objects technology (hence it is referred to as the SMO enumerator), which is the SQL Server 2005, .NET-based management framework providing replacement for COM-based DMO (Distributed Management Objects) that served an equivalent role in earlier versions of SQL Server.
2005-08-22
2,338 reads
Business Intelligence with SQL Server Reporting Services - Part 3
Reporting Services exposes web methods via XML web services to facilitate cross platform reports management and delivery. It's a simple SOAP based API makes it very easy to add full functionality of reporting services in your application. It provides a set of rendering and viewing functions as well as complete set of management routines. Reporting services web service is the one stop shop for subscription, management, publishing, scheduling and rendering reports.
2005-08-19
2,418 reads
How do you spell S-Q-L?
We've spent quite some time investigating career issues for SQL Server DBAs lately. I've received quite a few emails from friends on their adventures in interviewing and now Sean McCown shares an experience he had interviewing a few prospective DBAs.
2005-08-18
14,722 reads
Powerchute 6.x User's Alert
If you run PowerChute 6.x on any of your servers, be very careful of patching and rebooting them. You might end up with more downtime and problems than you expected.
2005-08-18
4,346 reads
Business Intelligence with SQL Server Reporting Services - Part 2
A look at Parameterized reports, stored procedures to retrieve data and the Report Viewer.
2005-08-18
2,424 reads
Jacksonville - 2005 Code Camp
If you are near the Jacksonville, FL area on Saturday, August 27th, check out this code camp with our own Brian Knight. Get the chance to learn some great development from Brian and a few other experts.
2005-08-17
2,958 reads
The Basics of Cryptography Part 2
Encryption in SQL Server is difficult to implement and manage, but it is being required more and more often. However understanding what encryption means is as important as being able to manage and implement it. Michael Coles brings us part 2 in his series on explaining the mysteries behind cryptography.
2005-08-17
11,139 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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