Guest Editorial: Do You Run Antivirus Software on Your SQL Servers?
Every DBA needs to give serious consideration to the level of antivirus/antispyware protection they need on their SQL Server instances, and to the performance implications of the strategy they choose.
SQL Server at DevWeek 2009, Barbican Centre, London, March 23-27, 2009
DevWeek is Europe’s leading independent conference for software developers, database professionals and IT architects, and features two dedicated tracks of breakout sessions on SQL Server and related topics, plus optional pre- and post-conference workshops.
SQL Server Training: 2009 Conferences
Being a DBA demands that you keep up with the latest technology, and conferences are one of the best ways to do that. So, despite the fact that training budgets may be shrinking, I suggest you begin lobbying your manager to attend as many SQL Server events as you can. If you can't get your company to send you to a paid conference, then try to attend one of the free ones, on your own time.
Security issues when using aliased users in SQL Server
This tip shows you how to find security holes when aliased users are setup in your databases and also that this feature will be deprecated in SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server CLR function to concatenate values in a column
If a column is normalized, but the user really wants to see the values as a short comma separated list, how can I write a query that produces the list? Concatenating the values in a column would be pretty easy if SQL Server had a concatenate aggregate function, which it doesn't. What's more, for efficiency sake it's important to write the reporting queries without using cursors.
Trust
Trust is a big part of any DBA's job. But it seems that many people in society trust each other less and less all the time. Steve Jones has a few comments on this important subject.
Trust
Trust is a big part of any DBA's job. But it seems that many people in society trust each other less and less all the time. Steve Jones has a few comments on this important subject.
Trust
Trust is a big part of any DBA's job. But it seems that many people in society trust each other less and less all the time. Steve Jones has a few comments on this important subject.
Guest Editorial: In Praise of Templates
Phil takes us through one of the best kept secrets of SSMS - Templates. Even for a 'plain-screen' man like Phil, Templates are an excellent tool, and a major reason to use SSMS.
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that one limitation in replication
Hi as shown below a replication target requires a primary key. if we want...
Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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