In a previous tip on creating a Function to Return Default SQL Server Backup Folder , you've seen how you can create a T-SQL function to query the registry and retrieve the default SQL Server Backup folder. Is there an easier way to do it in Windows PowerShell?
Testing and analysis of new backup compression and table/index compression features of SQL Server 2008.
Today Steve Jones talks about the challenges of deciding what to include in that next software release. Something that likely isn't as easy as we might think it should be.
We can all recognize good-quality database code: It doesn't break with every change in the server's configuration, or on upgrade. It isn't affected by concurrent usage, or high workload. In an extract from his forthcoming book, Alex explains just how to go about producing resilient TSQL code that works, and carries on working.
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Speed is critical. That's the theme for today's editorial, using the NYSE as an example.
SQL Server 2008 Full-Text Search feature can be used by application developers to execute full-text search queries against character based data residing in a SQL Server table
A funny example of SQL Injection has Steve Jones reminding us that every application needs to protect itself.
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