SQL Server Best Practices web seminar offered by NetIQ

Join NetIQ on July 17, 2002 for a free web seminar on "SQL Server Best Practices -- Tools and Techniques for Improving Production Operations". The event is being offered three times at 9:00 AM ET, 12:00 Noon ET, and 4:00 PM ET.

Sproc to shrink transaction log

This script creates a stored procedure to shrink the transaction log in the database it is created in. The stored procedure shrinks each transaction log file in the database, to the size specified.

In the Trenches: Getting the Most Out of SQL Server

This e-seminar will discuss how Quest's performance diagnostic solutions for SQL Server can help you get the most out of your database. Learn, through real-world scenarios, how to increase database performance and ensure optimal availability of your SQL Server environment. This free e-seminar will teach you how to:

* Proactively diagnose and resolve bottlenecks
* Ensure high levels of performance and availability
* Maintain SLAs

Reader's Choice Award Winners Announced

Thanks to the more than 1,300 people that voted in the 2002 SQLserverCentral.com Reader's Choice Awards. Now that the voting is complete, find out who you voted to be the best SQL Server product and book.

Red Gate Releases New Version of SQL Compare

Red Gate Software has released a new and improved version of SQL Compare, a simple $195 software tool for comparing and synchronizing SQL 7 and SQL 2000 database structure and contents.

How 11GB of SQL Server Data Mysteriously Disappeared

What would you do if your SQL Server database mysteriously lost 11GB of data? Find out what happened to me. This story has a happy ending.

2002 Reader's Choice Award Voting Begins

The SQLServerCentral.com Reader's Choice Awards voting has begun. Vote for the product or book that you feel is best in breed and saves you the most time. Voting is simple and takes less than a minute.

Challenge the Community

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Become an Author!

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The Microsoft SQL Server™ Accelerator for BI Launched

The Microsoft SQL Server™ Accelerator for Business Intelligence (SQL Server Accelerator for BI) makes it easy to build a customizable business intelligence solution from your operational data, enabling your organization to realize the power of business analytics.