Transparent Data Encryption in SQL Server 2008
This article describes how the Transparent Data Encryption feature in SQL Server 2008 can be used to secure your databases
2008-06-23
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Defining cascading referential integrity constraints in SQL Server
By using cascading referential integrity constraints, you can define the actions that SQL Server 2005 takes when a user tries to delete or update a key to which existing foreign keys point.
2008-06-20
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Introduction to XQuery in SQL Server 2005
This white paper provides an introduction to various features of XQuery implemented in SQL Server 2005 such as the FLWOR statement, operators in XQuery, if-then-else construct, XML constructors, built-in XQuery functions, type casting operators, and examples of how to use each of these features.
2008-06-20
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White Paper: SQL Server 2008 Compared to Oracle Database 11g
Microsoft SQL Server has steadily gained ground on other database systems and now surpasses the competition in terms of performance, scalability, security, developer productivity, business intelligence (BI), and compatibility with the 2007 Microsoft Office System. It achieves this at a considerably lower cost than does Oracle Database 11g.
2008-06-19
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Automate Audit Requests
In this article TJay Belt describes a process to help respond to audit requests in a timely manner
2008-06-18
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Upgrade Active/Active cluster to SQL Server 2005
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2008-06-18
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How SQL Cluster Resource DLLs work with Cluster Components
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SQL Server 2008 Transparent Data Encryption getting started
While reviewing the new features in SQL Server 2008, we noticed Transparent Data Encryption. This sounds very interesting. Could you provide us with an explanation and the details to implement it?
2008-06-17
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SAN basics every SQL Server DBA must know
Learn storage area network (SAN) basics that SQL Server DBAs must know. Understand SQL storage concerning RAID levels, redundancy and snapshots vs. backups.
2008-06-16
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SQL Server Audit in SQL Server 2008 – Part 1
SQL Server 2008 February CTP introduces a new feature, SQL Server Audit. This feature facilitates auditing of Database Engine events by providing simple T-SQL statements to enable, store, and view audits on server and database objects. Part 1 of this series focuses on the server level events.
2008-06-16
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