Review of Review of SQL Server 2000 Administrators' Companion
Nice write up on the Admin Companion. Should you add it to your bookshelf? Frank offers his frank opinion.
2004-03-26
4,124 reads
Frank Kalis
Script to display permissions in a db
The script creates a stored procedure which lists all permissions on a given db on execution. Unlike other scripts it does not use a cursor. I have chosen the sp_* prefix as I have created it in master. Have fun!
2004-02-27
503 reads
An Introduction to Database Models
Frank returns this week with a good non academic overview of the different types of database models and some of the features/problems that are native to each.
2004-02-12
10,530 reads
Codd's Rules
Frank gives us his take on Codd's Rules. If you're new to databases, this is the core theory that resulted in the development of RDBMS. If you're more experienced with databases, maybe now is a good time to return to the rules to see how you're doing!
2003-12-10
20,138 reads
A Brief History of SQL
Frank has been part of our community for a while now, posting more than 1000 times (wow!) in our discussion area. He's decided to contribute more of his time by putting together an article that discusses how SQL has evolved.
2003-09-10
9,967 reads
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