The other major database vendors have been making investments by purchasing database related companies, but what has Microsoft done?

theSystem - Part II

by Steve Fibich

SQLServerCentral.com

System Development Life Cycle

Continuing on with his series on building a game in SQL Server, Steve Fibich expands the schema and objects in this article.

myLittleAdmin for MS SQL Server 2005

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SQL Server 2005

A short review from the perspective of a web hoster on this handy software utility.

SQL Server Script to Create Windows Directories

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Administration

An interesting script to handle file tasks from within SQL Server.

Lesson Learned from Contracting, Revisited

by Tom Fischer

SQLServerCentral.com

Career Growth

A few notes from a consulting engagement that might get you to think about what to expect from your next contractors.

Designing Tables for Audit Data in SQL Server

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Auditing

My company is just starting to look at adding functionality to retain historical data for key tables and columns for auditing purposes in many of our SQL Server databases. I have seen some of your recent tips related to triggers (Forcing Trigger Firing Order in SQL Server and Trigger Alternatives in SQL Server - OUTPUT Clause). Based on using triggers or a similar technology, what is the best way to store the historical data?

Giving Permissions through Stored Procedures

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Erland Sommarskog's SQL Page

T-SQL

QL 2005 adds two new methods – signing with certificates and impersonation with EXECUTE AS – that can manage cases where the classic method of ownership chaining fails. I explain the two new methods, as well as the old one, and warns you about the pitfalls.