SQL Server Product Support Life Cycle
Microsoft has formally clarified the support life cycles for it's products. See where your products fall in and be sure to plan for upgrades.
2002-10-30
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Additional Articles
Freeware SQLExecMS Updated
Laplas Soft has updated its ever popular freeware SQLExecMS. SQLExecMS makes a DBAs and developers life so much easier by building in a number of common untilites. You can download it free if you're a SQLServerCentral.com member!
2002-10-04
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Migrating from Oracle to SQL Server
Are you migrating your database and applications from Oracle to SQL Server and having trouble converting your code from PL/SQL to T-SQL? Then this article might help, though it doesn't cover all aspects. It provides you with answers to most commonly asked migration relasted questions. You will also find links to additional resources and books.
2002-10-02
427 reads
Get the Latest SQL Server News Across the Web
Eurgeeka is a central place to search for the latest in SQL Server news, articles and press releases. If you're a SQL Server solution provider or website, you can add your news for free! New information daily! Eurgeeka puts the pride back in the word geek.
2002-09-25
3,466 reads
New SQL Server News Site Begins Beta Test
Come and help us beta test our new website! Eurgeeka is a central place to search for the latest in SQL Server news, articles and press releases from all SQL Server related websites. If you're a SQL Server solution provider or website, you can add your news for free!
2002-09-20
3,521 reads
Build Notification Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Notification Services is the premier platform for developing and deploying a new class of scalable Web applications that deliver personalized, timely information updates to a variety of mobile devices. Review the resources on this page for details.
2002-09-18
3,314 reads
SQL Server Extended Property Editor (SEPE) Released as Freeware
This program makes it easy to add and maintain extended properties for all objects in SQL Server 2000. Where as the Query Analyzer only allows you to maintain certain object SEPE allows all object to be maintained. This product is freeware for SQLServerCentral.com members.
2002-09-13
423 reads
Microsoft Platform Vaults into New Performance Territory
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition clocked an incredible 308,620 transactions per minute (tpmC)1 running on Windows .NET Server 2003, Datacenter Edition on an NEC TX7 server with 32 Intel Itanium 2 processors. The NEC system sets a new performance record on Windows, nearly doubling the best published 32-bit result. In addition, this Microsoft/Intel/NEC solution delivers the best price-performance of all results on the Top Ten performance list, at just $14.96/tpmC.
2002-09-12
3,369 reads
NGSSQuirreL Released.
NGSSoftware have released NGSSQuirreL, a security audit and management tool for SQL Server. Designed to ease the administrative burden of securing SQL Server, NGSSQuirreL finds the security holes then generates a lockdown script based upon the vulnerabilities found so the server can be secured in a matter of minutes; and regular audits can help keep it that way. For more information or an evaluation copy please see the NGSSite - http://www.nextgenss.com/.
2002-09-11
464 reads
Threat Profiling SQL Server
An interesting research paper by David Litchfield on how an attacker might go about attacking your server. Definitely worth a read.
2002-09-06
532 reads
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