SQL Server 2008 Compression
Testing and analysis of new backup compression and table/index compression features of SQL Server 2008.
2010-04-22
7,763 reads
Articles
2010-04-22
3,837 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
793 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
14,925 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
New SQL Saturdays Coming
Quite a few new SQL Saturday events were announced recently in Louisville, Phoenix, and Raleigh.
2010-04-19
916 reads
Light Weight Monitoring using Extended Events
Extended events provide DBAs with a new lightweight tool to monitor SQL Server performance.
2010-04-19
2,712 reads
Blogs
Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
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