SQL Server 2008: new data types and .Net 2 with and without SP1

If you use the new data types in SQL Server 2008, and your front-end application uses .NET 2, you may hit difficulties. András explains why and how...

Enhancement in variable declaration – SQL Server 2008

Enhanced variable declaration, one of the many enhancements that Microsoft added to SQL Server 2008 allows you to declare and initialize a value at the same time. This article shows you how to do it.

White Paper: SQL Server 2008 Compared to Oracle Database 11g

Microsoft SQL Server has steadily gained ground on other database systems and now surpasses the competition in terms of performance, scalability, security, developer productivity, business intelligence (BI), and compatibility with the 2007 Microsoft Office System. It achieves this at a considerably lower cost than does Oracle Database 11g.

Security Overview for Database Administrators

SQL Server 2008 is secure by design, default, and deployment. Microsoft is committed to communicating information about threats, countermeasures, and security enhancements as necessary to keep your data as secure as possible. This paper covers some of the most important security features in SQL Server 2008. It tells you how, as an administrator, you can install SQL Server securely and keep it that way, even as applications and users make use of the data stored within.

Dependency Tracking in SQL Server 2008

People reading this post might really wonder of having read /heard about a concept on Dependency tracking in SQL Server 2008. It is nothing, but a set of built in existing SYS objects and their effective usage that help us save time & tedious efforts.

Row Value Constructor in SQL Server 2008

This article illustrates different methods to insert data into a table, including the new Row Value Constructor, which simplifies the data insertion.

UPSERT Functionality in SQL Server 2008

This article illustrates the functionality of UPSERT via the MERGE command in SQL Server 2008.

The HierarchyID Datatype in SQL Server 2008

This article examines one of the T-SQL changes coming in SQL Server 2008: The hierarchyID.

SQL Server 2008 security and compliance features reduce security risks

Looking at this from a confidentiality, integrity and availability perspective – the essence of security and compliance – there are quite a few new selling points.

HierarchyID Trees