SQL Server Service Broker Components - Message Types, Contracts and Queue
Arshad Ali discusses the Initiator, Target, Message Types, Contract and Queue--all components of SQL Server Service Broker (SSBS).
2010-06-16
2,275 reads
Articles
Paging and Versioning Using ROW_NUMBER()
Paging through results of data, or finding specific sets of data is something that most of us need to do. A new article from Lawrence Moore shows us how we can do this with ROW_NUMBER()
2010-06-15
15,717 reads
Introduction to Master Data Services in SQL Server 2008
There are numerous databases housing the same information and it's getting quite difficult to keep everything in line. I've heard from a number of departments who want a more centralized approach to handling customer data, but I don't know where to begin. Can you steer me in the right direction?
2010-06-15
4,680 reads
TSQL Challenge 32 - Clean up phrases by removing noise words
The idea of this challenge is to clean up the phrase from the words identified as 'noise' words from the beginning and end of sentences.
2010-06-14
2,683 reads
What, When, Where, How, Who2
Some background on sp_who2 from Jason Brimhall and a dive into the inner workings of how to find current activity on an SQL instance.
2010-06-14
13,905 reads
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server 2008
Tapas Pal shows you how to encrypt your SQL Server database for a pre-existing, business critical web application using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), a new full database encryption technique introduced in SQL Server 2008.
2010-06-14
2,995 reads
Default trace - A Beginner's Guide
This article is the beginner's guide to Default Trace. The article outlines how to query the default trace for key trace events, with a focus on DDL history.
2010-06-11 (first published: 2008-11-11)
53,763 reads
How to Conduct Effective Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Software Evaluations
Denise Rogers discusses the essential tasks in conducting effective software evaluations revolving around data warehousing and business intellegence. Each step has a dependency on the previous one, starting with establishing the framework of the evaluation and adding progressively elaborate data that facilitates a decision making process that is resolute.
2010-06-11
4,369 reads
Make a 100+ Server Inventory in 30 minutes
Learn how you can generate a server inventory in 30 minutes for all of your servers with this new article from Stanley Chan.
2010-06-10
11,347 reads
Who Wants to Lead the Community?
Steve Jones talks about the PASS Board of Directors election coming up this fall and hopes some of you will apply.
2010-06-10
61 reads
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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