XML Workshop XV - Accessing FOR XML results with ADO.NET
The next installment of Jacob Sebastian's great series on XML looks at how a .NET application might consume XML data returned from SQL Server.
Data Generator Source Adapter
The Data Generator Source is now available for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. This component needs little explanation. It generates random integer (DT_I4) and string (DT_WSTR) data and places them in the pipeline.
Implementing Table Inheritance in SQL Server
When designing a database, we sometimes come across situations where there are multiple types of entities that we are modeling, but we'd like them to all have certain attributes or relations in common. Using "sub-type" tables is a simple way to implement table inheritance in SQL Server.
Scaling Out
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
Scaling Out
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
Scaling Out
Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
Custom Report Item - Part I
This article will give a basic introduction of Custom Report Item in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.
The Social Contract
How much of a contract for servicing SQL Server should we expect? Has Microsoft broken an implied contract with us?
The SQL Server 2005 XML Temptress
SQL Server 2005 has greatly expanded the XML capabilities of this platform, but should you use it in your database? New author and
MVP Simon Munro brings us a look at how he has used XML and where it might fit in your database.
NCAs and NDAs
When accepting an offer of employment, what do you do about NCAs and NDAs that you might be asked to sign? Steve Jones offers some advice.
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
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How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
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Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
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I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
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Let's Talk Community Events!
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that one limitation in replication
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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