March/April 2006 Edition of SQL Server Standard Available

The March/April 2006 edition of SQL Server Standard magazine is now
available. This issue focuses on Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2005.
Though...

12-inch grass stem?

Those of us in technology are very, very used to automated systems,
batch jobs, etc., all which run without human interaction...

Internet Explorer Vulnerability

If you're using Internet Explorer, be advised Microsoft has released a
security advisory for Internet Explorer. This would allow an attacker
to...

RegCreateKeyEX() error

I just began migrating SQL Servers (2000) to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 a few months ago.  In the past, I...

Is Documentation Dying?

The BOL for SQL Server 2005 has been interesting to read. On one hand there is a more comprehensive approach...

Blue Hat

    Microsoft had their Blue Hat security conference recently, inviting hackers to take their shots at the Microsoft products. Mostly security...

Rights within the database

This is a follow-on to my post What are the actual rights?

First and foremost, I want to include membership in...

What are the actual rights?

One of the things I've started to work on are some scripts to quickly
be able to pull what a user's...

Tool Updates

Catching up on recent updates for tools I've looked at and/or recommended.

SQL Server Tools:

PromptSQL is now up to version 1.4....

First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services

I received a copy of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
a few weeks back from Kathi. Because of illness and...