Locking Down DTS
There's no security role to prevent or allow users to creating DTS Packages. Find out how to lock down DTS on your system.
Renaming a SQL Server
Renaming a server can be a mystery in SQL Server. The symtoms that SQL Server displays after you rename a server makes it look like you made a bad mistake.
The ARRAY In SQL Server 2000
SQL Server 2000 and Transact-SQL have many features, but one of the most often asked for features has been the implementation of some sort of array data type. This basic programming concept is notably absent from the development platform and results in many headaches and frustrations for DBAs. New author Alex Grinberg brings us his techniques for simulating arrays in SQL Server 2000.
When Would You Go?
This year TechEd is across two weeks, with a different focus for each. Which one would you rather attend.
Designing and Delivering Rich Office Reports with SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 and SoftArtisans OfficeWriter
This white paper explains how to use SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 and SoftArtisans OfficeWriter to design and deliver full fidelity, data-driven Microsoft Excel and Word reports.
Implementing a Generic Data Access Layer in ADO.NET Part 3
The 3rd and final of the 3 Part Series discussing the implementation of a provider independent Data Access Layer in ADO.NET.
Slipstreaming
Why don't we have updates, patches, and service packs slipstreamed into the base product for new installs?
Parameter Support Objects, Pt II: Support OLAP Parameter Defaults with Datasets
Join BI Architect Bill Pearson as he continues his examination of parameterization within Analysis Services reports. In this article, we provide a solution for supporting parameter defaults that represent the last periods of data entry within our cube.
The Data Stewardship Approach to Data Governance: Chapter 5
Part 5 looks at beginning with a Data Governance Best Practice Assessment
When Would You Go?
This year TechEd is across two weeks, with a different focus for each. Which one would you rather attend.
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Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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