Although current databases limit XML processing to linear XPath or XQuery queries, existing hierarchical database techniques enable far more complex queries using standard SQL.
2008-10-01
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This article describes how Database Administrators can manage SQL Server workload and critical system resource consumption using Resource Governor in SQL Server 2008
2008-09-30
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This is the final article of a three part series on Auditing in SQL Server 2008. This article shows how to setup a Database Audit Specification.
2008-09-30
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One of the ongoing challenges of a DBA is to backup and restore databases. Backups are done on an automated schedule, but restores can take on many different versions, you may need to restore a production database, restore a development or test database or just create another copy of the database somewhere else. There are several ways of automating the restore process and creating a script, but this approach shows a way this can be done by just reading the contents of a directory for the backup files that exist.
2008-09-29
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This article describes how the Object Catalog Views can be used to determine the number of rows in a table
2008-09-29
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This white paper presents an overview of cryptographic functionality and discusses how this applies to authentication, signed procedures, permissions, and encryption. Because the target audience is the database professional and not necessarily security experts, the focus is on practical ways to use cryptography in SQL Server.
2008-09-26
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Inspired by what he recently found in some SQL Server shops, database architect Brian Walker shares advice for improved database design – and SQL Server performance.
2008-09-26
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This fifth installment of the “Check your SQL Server using Windows PowerShell” series illustrates how to access SQL Server instance properties and SQL Server configuration details using Windows PowerShell.
2008-09-25
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SQL Server 2008 gets new developer features, and SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services gets a facelift and new architecture that no longer requires Internet Information Services.
2008-09-25
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Is it possible to change the default directory for backups, so it does not need to be specified each time I run a backup?
2008-09-24
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By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
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I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...
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