Find out about free Trade Publications
This is a great site that lists all the free trade publications in various industries. You have to meet the criteria of course, but you should definitely check out the offerings.
2003-05-29
1,031 reads
Additional Articles
Red Gate Web Site Usability Survey
Red Gate asked if we would run a link to a short survey they are working on. Should only take a couple minutes and no personal information is required. They've been an advertiser with us since almost the beginning so we're glad to pass this along to our readers.
2003-05-27
715 reads
Trapping DTS errors with Transact-SQL
Joe has written some articles for us, he also some interesting comment on his site - this article looks at trapping errors such as timeouts or divide by zero.
2003-05-27
2,490 reads
Test Your SQL Server Security Skills and Compete with your Friends!
Test to see how much you know about SQL Server security. If you're one of the members to pass the test (72% score or higher), you're entered into a contest to win a copy of AppDetective and one year's worth of support (over $1500 value)! You can only take the test question test once and it is not timed. After the test, you'll be given the answers and why one answer is more correct than another. Questions are randomly chosen from a pool.
2003-05-22
347 reads
COM+, SQL Server, Serializable isolation level and the issues!
This article shows you how to identify SQL Server performance problems and explains how the SERIALIZABLE transaction isolation level effected the performance of an OLTP application.
2003-05-22
1,874 reads
SQL Stripes 0.50 Build 180 Released
SQL Stripes is an application that helps you - the SQL Server DBA, to have complete control over your servers. From the high-level of monitoring essential components to the low-level of analyzing your various databases. SQL Stripes is an intuitive and easy to use application and is intended for SQL Server DBA who want to have an easier life. SQL Stripes is completely free! (Announcement, not reviewed)
2003-05-20
461 reads
Web Application Maker released for SQL Server
New Web interface generator for multi-user SQL Server databases. Makes either complete DB interfaces with a single click, or web form fragments through model-based developer API. Sources available. Online showroom allows use and development; trial version available for download. (Announcement, not reviewed)
2003-05-20
1,154 reads
Webcast: 0 to Cluster in 60 Minutes-Clustering Windows and SQL Server
In this session we’ll rapidly discuss the MSCS clustering architecture and deploying the system into your environment. We’ll then jump into a demo where we actually cluster a Windows and SQL Server system in under 60 minutes. We’ll discuss the administration tools and best practices on clustering and walk you through completing a cluster and fixing problems along the way. After this session, you should have just enough information to build you own SQL Server that is highly available.
2003-05-13
902 reads
SQLInserts 2.0 Released
LockwoodTech has released a new version of SQLInserts with an entirely redesigned interface that supports client-side WHERE clauses, column level scripting, table level row maximums and much more.
2003-05-13
535 reads
Economies of Speed Whitepaper
Seagate has a white paper out that discusses how faster (15k rpm) drives can lead to lower cost of ownership. Interesting, and worth looking into.
2003-05-08
1,600 reads
Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 7
By Zikato
A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and...
Do This Before You Contact Your SQL Server Consultant
Say you need outside help. You’ve exhausted all the things that you could do...
Microsoft MVP 2026: Ten Years on the Data Platform
I’m honored to announce that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the...
Forums
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How Clustering can be Used as a Preprocessing Technique for Classification in Azure Machine Learning
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Moving the Error Log
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Moving the Error Log
How can I change the location in which the SQL Server error log is written in SQL Server 2025?
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