Row Oriented Security Using Triggers
Handling security in an application can be a bit cumbersome. R Glen Cooper brings us a database design technique from the real world that can help you.
2010-04-23 (first published: 2010-04-06)
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Articles
Retrieve Default SQL Server Backup Folder using PowerShell
In a previous tip on creating a Function to Return Default SQL Server Backup Folder , you've seen how you can create a T-SQL function to query the registry and retrieve the default SQL Server Backup folder. Is there an easier way to do it in Windows PowerShell?
2010-04-23
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SQL Server 2008 Compression
Testing and analysis of new backup compression and table/index compression features of SQL Server 2008.
2010-04-22
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2010-04-22
3,828 reads
Basic Defensive Database Programming Techniques
We can all recognize good-quality database code: It doesn't break with every change in the server's configuration, or on upgrade. It isn't affected by concurrent usage, or high workload. In an extract from his forthcoming book, Alex explains just how to go about producing resilient TSQL code that works, and carries on working.
2010-04-22
5,476 reads
SQL Saturday #42 - Columbus Call for Speakers
If you want to speak at this June 26 event, submit a session now.
2010-04-22 (first published: 2010-04-09)
1,394 reads
April Webinar: MVP Series
Free webinar training brought to you by Pragmatic Works, WROX, SQL Server Central, and SQL Server Magazine. The April Series will run from April 20 - April 29, 2010. Register now to reserve a place.
2010-04-21
784 reads
Using Full Text Search in SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 Full-Text Search feature can be used by application developers to execute full-text search queries against character based data residing in a SQL Server table
2010-04-21
3,143 reads
SQL Server Ranking Functions
A new article from Wayne Sheffield that examines the ranking functions in SQL Server. Learn how you can use ROW_NUMBER(), NTILE(), RANK(), and DENSE_RANK() in your applications.
2010-04-20
14,889 reads
Connecting Your Zend Framework Application to Microsoft Azure
After years of using PHP content management systems and a variety of custom-built PHP content management solutions, PHP Guru Jason Gilmore concluded that no solution effectively offered both the fundamental features of a content management system (CMS) and the flexibility of a web framework.
2010-04-20
1,865 reads
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