SQL Server 2005 has greatly changed the security paradigm for SQL Server DBAs. The sa account still exists, but for many tasks
you can now avoid using it. New author Ken Johnson brings us some ides for properly securing this highly privileged account.
In this article, we are going to explore the new HierarchyID data type. We are going to show how to implement hierarchies in SQL Server 2005 and than how same thing in can be achived in SQL Server 2008 using the HierarchyID data type.
By adding XML-based documentation capability to your SQL code, you can automatically extract and format tagged comments into a complete API documentation set for your SQL libraries.
5 quick tips to help you become a better data modeler and increase your value to your team and organization.
An IP address is something we all recognize and is a piece of data that is quite prevalent in many systems. However it is a piece of
data tha presents some challenges in its storage and retrieval. SQL Server guru David Poole presents us with a look at how you can
work with this strange formatting.
If your database goes offline, you’re probably up a creek, right? If you’re using SQL Server 2005 with SP1, however, the database mirroring feature can prevent disaster.
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