The fourth and final installment in this series, this week Andy discusses how using XML can reduce the load you put on your network and on your server. This is a high level article that discusses concepts. We think you'll find a good idea or two in this one!
2004-04-23
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Lumigent Technologies today announced that they are a recommended supplier to provide data auditing solutions for risk management to customers of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 through their Entegra product. Enterprises that depend on SQL Server databases can now rely on Entegra as a trusted auditing solution to enable compliance with regulatory requirements.
2004-04-22
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The error handling in SQL Server leaves something to be desired, especially compared with other RDBMSes and languages. The standard method of testing for errors can leave your code bloated and hard to read. Stefan Popovski looks at another method of handling errors.
2004-04-21
8,364 reads
What's wrong with SQL Server? Lots of things to some people, but here's a look at where this product is positioned in the marketplace against the other RDBMSes.
2004-04-20
3,770 reads
A little off topic (or is it?), David needed to vent a little - something we can all appreciate. Meant to be light hearted fun, please don't take too seriously.
2004-04-19
10,844 reads
Sometimes its good to get back to basics - or to make sure you really know all the basics. This is a very good intro to all the different join types.
2004-04-16
15,476 reads
Are you a new SQL Server administrator? A network admin or developer who got the responsibility for a SQL Server dropped on your head? Steve Jones starts a new series looking at a few of the things that you might want to know if you've never worked with SQL Server before.
2004-04-15
19,750 reads
Good enough for your bookshelf? This one meets that requirement for Brian, click the link to find out why.
2004-04-13
8,906 reads
According to this article Mangione will be working on security products. Paul Flessner and several other managers will take over the SQL team.
2004-04-13
69 reads
Leo reviews a new product as a follow up to his recent article about Monitoring Failed Job Steps.
2004-04-12
4,446 reads
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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