Auditing Your SQL Server Environment Part II Auditing Your SQL Server
In this article by Randy Dyess he shares with you the script on how he audits his environment and outputs reports of the permissions that users have.
DTS Resource Center Launched
SQLServerCentral.com this week launched its second Resource Centers. This time, focusing on DTS. The DTS Resource Center focuses on tracking bugs, articles and books from throughout the Internet.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Driver for JDBC Released
The Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Driver for JDBC™ is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides highly scalable and reliable connectivity for the enterprise Java™ environment. This driver provides JDBC access to SQL Server 2000 through any Java-enabled applet, application, or application server.
SQLsnake Worm Hits SQL Servers and Networks Hard
If you haven't changed the SA password on your SQL Server, you may be soon paying the price. Beginning last week, an old worm has come back in full force, infecting about 100 SQL Servers an hour. Reports of heavy port 1433 scanning began in early may but by the 22nd, the virus really began to take its hold on systems with no SA password.
Introduction to Stored Procedures
Here's a general overview for creating and editing stored procedures. Head over to the discussion forum for this article and present your creative ideas for using this powerful feature of SQL Server to the SSC community.
Maintenance Plans - Behind the Scenes
Andy did "Under the Covers" last week, what the heck will it be next week? Read this article to see how maintenance plans update statistics, rebuild indexes, and remove free space from your databases. Add your comments to the article, maybe even a suggestion or two for better titles!
SQL Spy 4.0 Released as Freeware
SQL Spy 4.0 is a program that lets you monitor your server real time to look for locking problems, unusual user activity or users that are using large amounts of your server resources. The program is like SQL Profiler in a tighter, easier package.
SQL Maintenance Plans - Under the Covers!
In this follow up article Andy looks at how maintenance plans report errors and how they actually accomplish what they do. A little snooping with Profiler reveals all!
Designing a Flexible Task Management Database
In this article by Jamie Voss, he shows the methodology he used to develop his task management database.
SQL Security Resource Center Opens
SQLServerCentral.com is proud to launch it's first Resource Center for security. It's a one-stop shop for anything related to SQL Server security. All content is user-contributed and contains links to content throughout the web.
Blogs
SQL Server Sample Databases
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Using WAITFOR to Test Slow Code–#SQLNewBlogger
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Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for...
Power BI Monthly Digest – May 2020
By Devin-Knight
This month we will likely have two releases of the Power BI Desktop. In...
Forums
The Challenges of Working Under Quarantine
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Upgrade SQL 2008R2 Cluster to SQL 2017
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The Basics of Using a Sequence as a Table Default
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