The new central tool for SQL Server 2005 is the SQL Server Management Studio and you can do most anything with it. Learn about this new utility and get a head start on SQL Server 2005 with a new book from SQLServerCentral.com by Dale Elizabeth Corey.
2006-01-23
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sqlSentry, a leading developer of management solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced that it has released the 64-bit version of its industry-leading scheduling and notification management system for SQL Server 2005, supporting both x64 and Itanium-based systems.
2006-01-11
2,711 reads
the January magazine is being printed right now and should be mailed out early next week. Read the editorial and see how you can get you e-copy now!
2006-01-03
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Apress is giving away some copies of this book on SQLServerCentral.com by sponsoring our Question of the Day. A sample chapter is also available online now!
2005-12-15
4,642 reads
A new product has just been released in Beta to help you with source control for your SQL Server development. Beta testers are wanted, so if you're interested, read on.
2005-12-01
3,721 reads
Cryptography and encryption are coming to many systems, including databases. Check out a sample chapter from this upcoming book.
2005-11-07
3,833 reads
The November issue of the SQL Server Standard is out and being mailed to everyone. Read the editorial and get the table of contents.
2005-11-03
3,301 reads
Take this survey for a chance at a $20 gift certificate from Amazon. Give your reasons to upgrade and your insight on performance issues.
2005-11-01
4,569 reads
How often do you check your SQL Server tables for fragmentation? How often do you defragment them? This is one of those technologies that has been available for disks for a long time, but now is here for SQL Server. Norb Technologies is offering a discount to the SQLServerCentral.com community on this product.
2005-11-01
4,111 reads
Tried at TechEd and manned by the SQLServerCentral.com crew, this was a great idea. It's going to be at PASS and hosted by James Luetkehoelter.
2005-09-21
2,928 reads
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While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
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