New Article on SQL Server 2005 Logins
I wrote a new article for SQL Server Central on SQL Server 2005 Logins. It covers the basics. This is...
2006-07-05
1,398 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Microsoft Office 2007 Delayed
It looks like Microsoft Office 2007 will be delayed due to performance
issues. It was supposed to release in conjunction with...
2006-06-29
1,358 reads
Idera SQL Check updated for SQL Server 2005
Idera's SQL Check
has been updated to support SQL Server 2005. SQL Check is a free
performance monitoring tool, not anywhere near...
2006-06-28
1,545 reads
WinFS rolled into next version of SQL Server
A blog posting from the WinFS team
caught me a bit by surprise today. Apparently I wasn't the only one,
judging by...
2006-06-27
1,544 reads
Top 100 Network Security Tools
This is a bit dated (it came out last week), but here is the list of
the top 100 network security...
2006-06-26
1,448 reads
Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) Local Chapter in Columbia, SC
We are starting up efforts again to try and get a local PASS
chapter based in the Columbia, SC area. If...
2006-06-23
1,378 reads
SANS Stay Sharp Course - SEC351: Computer and Network Security Awareness
A few years ago I took the SANS GIAC Security Essentials Course on-line. Included in it was an attempt at...
2006-06-21
2,140 reads
Whitepaper: SQL Server 2005 Physical Database Storage Design
Microsoft has released a whitepaper on SQL Server 2005 Physical Database Storage Design
(Microsoft Word document). It's 35 pages in length...
2006-06-15
2,052 reads
Distributing Database Connection Strings Using Active Directory Group Policy
I ran into Brian Knight today on the Expo floor here at TechEd.
It was good to catch up a bit...
2006-06-13
2,328 reads
TechEd - DATTLC01 : Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2005
It's
been a few years since I wrote my eBook on SQL Server performance monitoring
but I still keep a strong interest...
2006-06-12
1,580 reads
Blogs
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Setting PK Names in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
A customer was testing Redgate Data Modeler and complained that it auto-generated PK names....
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
Forums
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Semantic Search in SQL Server 2025
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Semantic Search in SQL Server...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers