This document (divided in chapters for your convenience) describes how to design a secure, scalable, highly available, and manageable Internet data center that is based on Microsoft products. This documentation examines the major challenges to consider when designing an Internet data center architecture and how this design addresses these challenges.
2001-12-30
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The Web Data Administrator is a utility program implemented in ASP.NET that enables you to easily manage your SQL Server data wherever you are. Using its built-in features, you can do the following from Internet Explorer or your favorite Web browser.
2001-12-14
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Alexander Chigriks decodes some SQL Server 2000 Undocumented System Tables.
2001-11-21
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A few stored procedures that are not documented in SQL Server 7.0, but may come in handy for DBAs
2001-11-07
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One of the common questions that Brian Knight sees in the newsgroups is what is a DBA officially supposed to be doing? In this article, Brian covers the many hats a DBA can and does wear.
2001-11-05
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DTS is an incredible package for moving data in the SQL Server world. One feature that is missing, however, is the ability to send files using FTP to a remote server. This article looks at a technique for sending files via FTP.
2005-07-01 (first published: 2001-11-01)
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This article examines how index statistics are used in SQL Server 6.5
2001-10-30
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One of the largest security "issues" in SQL Server 7.0 is that a user must be in the SysAdmin role to run the BULK INSERT command. This article by Paul Ibison shows you a workaround.
2001-10-30
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Article number four in this popular series continues exposing Worst Practices! This week Andy continues his tirade by talking about why case sensitive databases should be BANNED from the planet. Is he right or just OUT OF CONTROL? Read the article and join the discussion - your comment may lead to an article, that's what generated this one!
2005-07-08 (first published: 2001-10-29)
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This article looks at some of the undocumented DBCC commands that exist in SQL Server 7.0
2001-10-22
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By Bert Wagner
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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