SQL Server 2005 Security Best Practices - Operational and Administrati

his white paper covers some of the operational and administrative tasks associated with SQL Server 2005 security and enumerates best practices and operational and administrative tasks that will result in a more secure SQL Server system.

You want to ensure that your junior DBA...

You have just upgraded your server from a...

Black Belt Administration: Performance Dashboard for Microsoft SQL Ser

Diagnose performance problems in MSSQL Server 2005 with a powerful new administration tool. BI Architect Bill Pearson provides hands-on guidance in installing and using this powerful new dashboard / report pack, freely available to MSSQL Server 2005 users everywhere.

How To Video: Creating a Proxy Account

In this session by Brian Knight, he shows you how to create a proxy account for SQL Server Agent to use. Proxy accounts and SQL Server 2005 credentials help you impersonate another Windows account in Agent.

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Reporting Services Makes Server Support Easier

Reporting Services is one of the most widely used subsystems in SQL Server and there have been some very creative solutions invented by DBAs around the world. New author Carolyn Richardson is one of those, bringing us a implementation that tracks uptime and disk space for her SQL Servers

An Introduction to Dynamic Management Views and Functions in SQL Serve

The purpose of this article is to introduce you to Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Dynamic Management Functions (DMFs) at a high level; in later articles, I will drill down into how specific DMVs and DMFs can be used to help you performance tune your servers and databases.