Danny Gould has written a very interesting piece of software that gives you a view into the storage of your data inside SQL Server. And it's FREE!!! He brings us a description of this software in this short article.
2007-08-27
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This article shows how to use the SqlDataSource and AccessDataSource controls to query data from a relational database.
2007-08-27
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This article demonstrates how you can use Surface Area Configuration utility in order to modify some of the security-related settings that have been applied during installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
2007-08-27
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One of the more interesting new features with SQL Server 2005 is the native encryption built into the product. Expert SQL crpytographer, Michael Coles, brings us a look at the symmetric keys in SQL Server 2005 and how they can be used to encrypt data and be secured by a certificate.
2007-08-24 (first published: 2007-05-11)
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Not the ones you think, but all good reasons to come to Denver. Read on for a bit of humor and find out how to come to the SQLServerCentral.com party!
2007-08-24 (first published: 2007-08-08)
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An easy to use .NET solution for Job Scheduling, with pluggable actions, that runs on a Windows Service. Backup your SQL Server Express and much more!
2007-08-24
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SQL Server 2005 includes support for encrypting and decrypting data for storage using EncryptByCert. Let’s look at how to implement this in the SqlCredit database.
2007-08-24
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One common need that DBAs run into is building a report that returns data in some random order. Especially if you're doing some type of contest, like giving something away at your User Group meeting. Andy Warren brings us a short article on this with a look at the performance impact of randomly ordering results.
2007-08-23
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Learn about 13 production disasters that can bring down your business
2007-08-23
4,454 reads
You can easily build Wiki Web sites with ASP.NET and SQL Server and provide your teams with one of the most powerful ways of collaborating on the Web.
2007-08-23
4,125 reads
By Steve Jones
Recently I had someone internally ask about whether SQL Source Control supports Git Hooks....
By Steve Jones
At Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better...
I was messing around performing investigative work on a pod running SQL Server 2025...
I'm running a group MSA for the database engine and SQL Agent in a...
All, My query is as follows: SET DATEFORMAT dmy SELECT p.query_id, DATEADD(MICROSECOND,-rs.max_duration,rs.first_execution_time) AS starttime,...
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