Streaming Data Into SQL Server 2008 From an Application
Reduce both time and memory utilization when uploading bulk data to SQL Server 2008 by combining Table-Valued Parameters (TVPs) and the .Net IEnumerable interface.
2009-05-28
14,435 reads
Articles
Automate collection and saving of failed logins for SQL Server
I re-cycle my SQL Server log every night using sp_cycle_errorlog. However, before I do, I would like to capture all of the failed logins recorded. I have auditing turned on for failed logins, but I want to make sure that I capture those events into a table so I can report on. How can I do this?
2009-05-28
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SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit
The SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit will help you understand how to build web applications which deeply exploit the rich data types, programming models and new development paradigms in SQL Server 2008.
2009-05-28
5,566 reads
SQL Server Encryption - Protecting Files at Rest
You have a few options for protecting your SQL Server data at rest. So far I haven't seen anything thing protects data in memory, and I'm not sure we ever will. After all, at some point it needs to be processed, joined, etc., and that can't happen if it's well encrypted.
2009-05-28
1,073 reads
The Sports Salary
Are you happy with your salary? Are you happy with the way you negotiated it? Steve Jones asks if you might like a different salary structure.
2009-05-28
671 reads
The Sports Salary
Are you happy with your salary? Are you happy with the way you negotiated it? Steve Jones asks if you might like a different salary structure.
2009-05-28
716 reads
The Sports Salary
Are you happy with your salary? Are you happy with the way you negotiated it? Steve Jones asks if you might like a different salary structure.
2009-05-28
893 reads
Using The Data Profiler Task and FTP Task in SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
See how the data preparation tasks within SSIS can be used to retrieve data or to validate the quality of data.
2009-05-28
2,252 reads
Data Access Tracing in SQL Server 2008
Learn how to apply the new tracing functionality in Microsoft data access technologies such as ADO.NET 2.0, MDAC 2.82, SQL Server Native Client, and the JDBC driver; and in the SQL Server network protocols and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine.
2009-05-27
2,017 reads
Dead Data
What happens to the data of a company if it goes out of business? Steve Jones has a little experience and says it might not be as simple as you think.
2009-05-27
529 reads
Blogs
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL in SQL Server 2025:...
Question of the Day
Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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