Exploring Deadlocks

In this article by Robert Marda, he shows you how to detect and correct deadlocks.

SQL Server Security Part 3

In the final article in the series, Chris Kempster covers some of the more advanced methods to securing your SQL Server.

Adding a Column using SQL_DMO

One of our readers needed some help with altering a table with DMO, so Andy has a code sample and some comments in general about how to add objects using DMO. It's good code and a very quick introduction to how objects work. Worth reading!

SQL Server Encryption Best and Worst Practices

In this article by Neil Weicher, he talks about encryption of data and files for SQL Server.

Stored Procedures and Caching

One of the biggest performance gains built into SQL Server is the stored procedure. In this article by Brian Kelley, he shows you how to fully utilize, debug and monitor the caching of such objects.

How to Setup Log Shipping with SQL 2000

This white paper outlines the following:

-The steps to configure Log Shipping between two or more servers that are running SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.

-The steps to configure Log Shipping between Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2), or later, and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition.

-A brief comparison between Log Shipping and the other high availability-solutions that SQL Server provides.

Review of SQL Comparison and Synchronization Toolkit

This week Andy takes a look at a new product from Red-Gate that gives you even more options than you get with their SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare tools - now you can build your own. Add the features you always wanted. Build automated processes instead of using the GUI. It's an interesting product - read the review and then maybe even enter the contest to win a free copy.

SQL Server Security Part 1

In this series of articles, Chris Kempster will discuss some of the finer aspects of SQL Server security and also touch on OS, physical and application security to open up this science for general discussion.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Scalability Project

This white paper is a joint effort by Microsoft and Dell to demonstrate the scalability of SQL Server 2000 and Dell hardware.

Information Schema Views

SQL Server DBAs are often curious about the inner-workings of SQL Server. Indeed, it can save your job during disasters to know what's going on inside SQL Server. This article shows you how to use some of the SQL Server internal views to view some meta data about your servers.