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This article, part 4 in a series, discusses how to use, publish, maintain and govern the enterprise architecture.

2008-01-29

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Application Locks (or Mutexes) in SQL Server 2005

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SQLTeam.com

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Application locks aren't a well known area of locking in SQL Server, but they can be very useful for special scenarios. They work in an analogous way to the lock() construct in .Net and are basicaly user defined mutexes in SQL Server.

2008-01-15

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Are key performance indicators a true measure?

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Builder.com

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Some managers love to look solely at numbers when assessing performance, and key performance indicators (KPIs) are right up their street. But how useful are they in the context of software development

2007-10-12

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Are you innovating?

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral.com

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Andy has some examples of not very high tech solutions that involve some technology behind the scenes, but the binding factor was that someone had to see the problem first, and it wasn't one of those show stopper type problems. It's not about SQL, but we think it is on topic.