The Database Weekly Update for July 21, 2008
In this update from the past week Steve Jones looks at leaks in encrypted disks and Web 2.0 development.
Pulling Together
When a co-worker is ill, what should the rest of the office do? How do you handle absences that might extend for weeks or months. Steve Jones comments on the responsibilities of the team.
SSAS Database Backup
Longtime SQL Server author Dinesh Asanka brings us a new article on backing up an Analysis Services database.
Things You Didn't Know About Temp Tables and Table Variables
New author Roi Assa brings us a short look at temp tables and table variables and describes a few of the characteristics and behaviors you might not have been aware of.
Soft Skills
A guest Friday poll from Adam Angelini, DBA and member of the band Wakamojo, which was featured on some editorial podcasts. This week Adam wonders about soft skills for DBAs.
Soft Skills
A guest Friday poll from Adam Angelini, DBA and member of the band Wakamojo, which was featured on some editorial podcasts. This week Adam wonders about soft skills for DBAs.
Soft Skills
A guest Friday poll from Adam Angelini, DBA and member of the band Wakamojo, which was featured on some editorial podcasts. This week Adam wonders about soft skills for DBAs. (Steve Jones reads)
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 26 - Introduction to Service Broker
This article is a brief overview of Service Broker's core features, which are available (in a somewhat limited capacity) in SQL Server 2005 Express Edition. The next installment will describe a sample application illustrating its operations and discuss its management, security, and routing characteristics.
Untouched Data
How much data do you have that's never accessed. Apparently most of it on a network is just stored and never re-examined. Steve Jones comments on a few statistics.
XML Workshop XXI - Generating an ATOM 1.0 Feed with FOR XML EXPLICIT
This long running, and very popular, XML series continues with a look at building an ATOM feed with SQL Server.
Blogs
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Presenting Twice in May 2026
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Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
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I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
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