When discussing the normalisation process, it is always the First Normal Form that causes the most grief and confusion. Anith Sen takes up the challenge to explain, in simple terms, exactly what the First Normal Form really is, and why it is so important for Database Design. Along the way, he dispels some of the myths that have grown up around 1NF.
Google is trying to figure out who might quit the company, using their own custom application. Steve Jones thinks this is a great idea and wishes more companies would do it.
Google is trying to figure out who might quit the company, using their own custom application. Steve Jones thinks this is a great idea and wishes more companies would do it.
Google is trying to figure out who might quit the company, using their own custom application. Steve Jones thinks this is a great idea and wishes more companies would do it.
A hash is a computation that transforms one set of data into another (hopefully smaller) set of data. So a hash on your 2,000 character blog post should generate a smaller, 10-20 byte value. In doing that, obviously there are many more possible 2,000...
Best of SQLServerCentral vol 5 pulls together some of the best contributions to SQLServerCentral.com in 2007.
Do CLR triggers really represent the most popular usage of CLR in enterprise SQL Servers? Phil Factor wants to know if this is the case, and if so, what on earth are they doing?
Microsoft is the largest software company in the world. What does this mean for SQL Server? Steve Jones thinks it's good.
What makes a successful backup? New author Steven Bouffard talks about some things you might want to consider when evaluating if your backup process is considered a success.
In the recent installments of our series dedicated to the most prominent features of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, we have started an overview of its reporting capabilities. This article focuses on elementary methods you can employ to generate custom reports.
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On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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