Feature (In)Complete
A look at some of the interesting database news from the previous week (March 24, 2008).
Sharing
As humans we look to share with each other, but there are times that this can be a bad thing. Steve Jones has a poll asking you about your sharing habits.
Updated SQL Injection
SQL injection has been a hot topic the last couple years and there are some great articles at SQLServerCentral.com on this topic. Michael Coles brings us an updated look at this SQL Server security issue with some new examples you might not have previously thought.
Five steps to designing event handlers in SSIS
Construct event handlers in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for executables. Get the flexibility of Control Flow and Data Flow tabs in Event Handler.
Get More Out of SQL Server Reporting Services Charts
This white paper presents general information, best practices, and tips for designing charts within Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports. It provides an overview of some Reporting Services features, answers common chart design and feature questions, and includes advanced examples of how to design better charts.
The Architecting Magic Behind Taking Mash Ups Offline
While most of the complexity you encounter in synchronization efforts will be unique to your application and infrastructure, synchronization works best when it's designed to be a core feature in each data store.
Applying Your Scripts across Multiple SQL Server Databases
This review of RedGate's new SQL Multi Script tool that aids you in deploying a script across multiple databases.
ETL for Free-Form Data
This article demonstrates how to extract, transform and load free-form data into a structured form like a staging table by way of XML conversions.
Sharing
As humans we look to share with each other, but there are times that this can be a bad thing. Steve Jones has a poll asking you about your sharing habits.
Blogs
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
Forums
Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
Hello, I would like to ask whether it is technically possible to redirect a...
Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
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TempDB Facts I
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Question of the Day
TempDB Facts I
Can I set Accelerated Database Recovery on tempdb?
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