Featured Blog: iFTS Manageability – Loading thesaurus files
MVP Simon Sabin continues his in depth look at Full Text Search in SQL Server 2008. This time he examines how you can load Thesaurus files.
2008-03-04
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Additional Articles
Script Component as Data Source
In this article Dinesh Asanka demonstrates how you can use your own data sources in SQL Server Integration Services.
2008-03-04
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SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 16 - Transactional and Merge Replication
Marcin Policht provides a step-through sample implementation of transactional and merge replication.
2008-03-04
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Adding Reporting Services to an existing SQL Server installation
In this tip we look at the process of installing Reporting Services on a server that is already running Database Services.
2008-03-03
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Configuring SQL Server memory settings
Learn about SQL Server memory needs and settings including RAM amounts, how to enable AWE, maximum server memory and the differences of 32- and 64-bit platforms.
2008-03-03
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Check List for Performance Optimisation in SQL Server Analysis Service 2005
This article is a step-by-step checklist to help ensure that you are obtaining the maximum performance possible from SQL Server Analysis Services.
2008-02-29
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Enabling Drillthrough in Analysis Services 2005
Discover the new Analysis Services 2005 drillthrough architecture. See how to set up drillthrough in Analysis Services 2005 and get guidance on migrating drillthrough settings from Analysis Services 2000 databases.
2008-02-29
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Featured Blog: iFTS Transparency – Viewing the words in the index
This next post on Full Text search from MVP Simon Sabin examines how you can examine the details of what your indexes contain.
2008-02-28
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Change Data Capture – Part 2
Part 2 of this article illustrates how to enable Change Data Capture on a database, on a table and how SQL Server tracks the data changes of the CDC enabled table.
2008-02-28
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The Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Ch 7
This is the seventh article in a continuing series, and this installment discusses the tactical layer of the Data Governance Framework.
2008-02-28
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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