External Article

Scheduling Jobs in SQL Server Express

As we all know SQL Server 2005 Express is a very powerful free edition of SQL Server 2005. However it does not contain SQL Server Agent service. Because of this scheduling jobs is not possible. So if we want to do this we have to install a free or commercial 3rd party product. This usually isn't allowed due to the security policies of many hosting companies and thus presents a problem. Maybe we want to schedule daily backups, database reindexing, statistics updating, etc. This is why I wanted to have a solution based only on SQL Server 2005 Express and not dependent on the hosting company. And of course there is one based on our old friend the Service Broker.

SQLServerCentral Editorial

Face to Face

The cost of fuel is rising, telecommuting is becoming more widespread, and the advance of digital technologies has us often working virtually, even in the same office. Steve Jones thinks we shouldn't forget the value of a little face time and and then.

External Article

Kalen Delaney: Geek of the Week

Kalen Delaney has been involved in SQL Server from the beginning. Her talks and her writings are always interesting but, most important of all, she was able to successfully take on authorship of the 'Inside SQL Server' series of books from Ron Soukup, and make them her own. Despite her own protests that she is a trainer first and foremost, she richly deserves our accolade of 'Geek of the Week'.

Blogs

The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations

By

One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...

T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made

By

The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...

T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?

By

This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by the one and only James Serra – literally...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services

By zoggling

We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...

OPENQUERY Flexibility

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item OPENQUERY Flexibility

A Full Shutdown

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item A Full Shutdown

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

OPENQUERY Flexibility

Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?

See possible answers