Simply put, no. They're not the same thing.

Clustered indexes, even...

It might be possible if you use a CLR trigger and set up the right messaging services between the server and the client. You can also drive a screw...

Corrupt memory? Have you tried rebooting?

That's not something to handle with a trigger. It's something to handle in the front end application.

Blog and editorial make sense to me.

I haven't run into the "don't need a DBA" concept yet. The "can't afford one" idea, oh yeah, run into that all the...

The main management tool I use for that is Management Studio. You can download the Express version from MSDN for free. The full version is on the SQL...

Inserts on heaps can be faster. Not often, but they can be.

The only real advantage to heaps is that it can avoid "hot spots" on the drives, if you...

MTY (6/1/2009)

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You are right.. I have a Simple Recovery Model and my logs backup every hour.. Im confuse because I got this information in a Microsoft Training. In this...

Adam:

I hate to sound so quantum (reference to today's cartoon from the front page), but I think the principle of publishing even when there are problems with it, is both...

Steve:

You might want to put something in that thread about editing the font size....

The concept is crap, but I'd rather see it published and debunked than left out there.

I've actually worked...

hshen (6/2/2009)

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Thank you.

This structure is causing issues. We have several two column (ID and datetime) tables in the database. Join is used a lot.

The database is in production and...

I'm reminded of a list of the funniest complaints a travel agent got from his customers. One stuck in my memory as a true testament to ignorant arrogance. ...

Just to add in my half-cent worth, I've had mixed experiences with various parts of humanity, foreign and domestic, but it's mostly good. In my experience, most people are...