The major part of the article, however, is dedicated to a topic that often confuses people and leads to some of the strongest disagreements among IT professionals and developers: the benefits and drawbacks of enforcing security in the middle (or business) tier versus the data tier.
2001-12-25
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Happy Holidays database administrators! As a parting present before you go home for your year-end break, Microsoft has announced a security problem in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
2001-12-24
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Please join Jim Gray, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft Research, for this Q&A Session. Jim, the father of Structured Query Language, has been looking at LARGE databases like Google, Hotmail, BarBar, CERN, EOS/DIS, Internet Archive, and others that are either at a Petabyte or will grow to a petabyte scale in the next year or so.
2001-12-21
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There are times when we need to know that rows of data that meet specific criteria exist in a table. There are 2 basic ways to find this information: COUNT() and EXISTS(). Here are some examples.
2001-12-20
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See how to configure and troubleshoot an HTTP connection to Analysis Services over both the Internet and an intranet. We will show you how to configure Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), and discuss the different security options for IIS in regard to Analysis Services.
2001-12-20
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Alxander Chigrik presents some useful User Defined Functions you can add to your SQL Server.
2001-12-19
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SQLServerCentral.com has launched a new contest until 1/31 where you can win the full version of Windows XP or several books. All you have to do is help build the SQL Server community. Start the new year right with a new OS!
2001-12-17
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The Web Data Administrator is a utility program implemented in ASP.NET that enables you to easily manage your SQL Server data wherever you are. Using its built-in features, you can do the following from Internet Explorer or your favorite Web browser.
2001-12-14
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In this article by Mattias Fagerlund, he shows you how he employs strict database naming standards and conventions to make his job easier.
2001-12-13
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Often times, a DBA is asked by clients to document their entire server. This usually includes jobs, database objects and DTS packages. What an utterly boring task it is for a DBA to document the properties of each column, table, and database. FMS's new Total SQL Analyzer to the rescue, freeing up time for people who are tired of creating mountains of documentation.
2001-12-12
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