RSS Everywhere
With the new codebase in place, RSS is pervasive throughout the site. Get a few hints here on how this works.
Four cool new features slated for SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2008 (code named Katmai) is scheduled to launch in February of next year, and the code isn't slated to be released to manufacturing until Q2 2008. But database gurus don't have to wait to get a sense of what's to come because Microsoft recently released SQL Server 2008 to the community for preview.
The Socialization of Knowledge
This article is an excerpt from the forthcoming book, Business Metadata, to be published on or about September, 2007, co-authored by Bill Inmon, Bonnie O’Neil and Lowell Fryman, published by Morgan Kaufman.
Billy-yons and Billy-yons of Records
There was an article last week with a great title: The Mother of All Genealogy Databases, and so I had to take a look at it. It talks about some of the large databases on the Internet that are collection public records and linking them together to help people find out about their individual and family histories. The largest site so far, Ancestry.com, supposedly has 5 billion records.
Replication Statement Delivery Options - Part 1
Replication is one of the more useful features in SQL Server and can handle a wide variety of tasks based on his configuration. SQL Server expert Andy Warren takes a look at some of the default transational replication options in this article and what they mean.
SQLServerCentral.com - The Missing Manual
Lots of changes to the site, see how to work with some of them.
SQLServerCentral.com - V3
The third evolution in the history of SQLServerCentral.com is now out and available. Read all about the changes we've gone through.
Three Months
That's what we were estimating the rewrite of this site would take. After all, to me it's a pretty simple site, a few content sections, some date specific stuff, scheduling, a few admin tools, not that much, right?
DDL Triggers in SQL Server 2005
DDL Triggers are key improvement in SQL Server auditing, allowing tracking of events such as the creation of a new table, database or user.
10 Steps to Securing your SQL Server
Securing your SQL Server can be an arduous task, but very rewarding. This article covers 10 steps to properly protecting your data.
Blogs
How Redgate Flyway Can Boost Your DevOps Journey
By Chris Yates
A brief introduction to the tool and its advantages for database migrations DevOps is...
Building a Docker image with Docker Build Cloud
In a previous blog post we went through how to build a Docker container...
Top 8 Courses to Learn SQL for Data Science in 2024 & Beyond
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Forums
SQL server native CDC
Have anyone implemented CDC, and if so, what has been your experience with it?...
Import and Export wizard stuck on Guest user
I'm getting a error when using the Import and Export wizard to copy tables...
Aligning Compatibility Version Strategy
I have joined a new project, where the business uses Azure SQL Hyperscale for...
Question of the Day
Initial Config of tempdb
What are the initial config sizes for the tempdb primary data files, secondary data files, and log files in SQL Server 2022?
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