The Weekly Editorial - WMV
Our weekly commentary on SQL Server news and notes from the week ending 1/12/08.
Installing and Upgrading to SQL Server 2005
If you have not had the chance to work with SQL Server 2005, or even if you have, Robert Pearl brings us some important information about what your upgrade or installation of the next version of SQL Server will bring. This is information every administrator needs to know to get prepared.
Using CLR integration to compress BLOBs/CLOBs in SQL Server 2005
Working with large objects, BLOBs in SQL Server, has always been a little tedious. The forums are filled with questions on this topic. New authro Yoel Martinez brings us a more advanced looked at BLOBs in SQL Server 2005 with code and a technique for compressing large amounts of data to save space.
SQL Server 2005 Deployment Guidance for Web Hosting Environments
SQL Server 2005 is an ideal database platform for use in shared and dedicated Web hosting environments. This paper provides best practices for configuring SQL Server 2005 to optimize security, tenant isolation, and the performance of your hosted SQL Server 2005 deployment. Sample scripts for provisioning users and databases for use in shared hosting are included.
SQL Server: Uncover Hidden Data to Optimize Application Performance
Many application performance problems can be traced to poorly performing database queries; however, there are many ways you can improve database performance. SQL ServerTM 2005 gathers a lot of information that you can use to identify the causes of such performance issues.
A Little Variety
Do we really need to corner the market for our particular business? Steve Jones talks about the need to grow your business at the expense of others.
Navigation Options in Reports
You can build some very complex reports in Reporting Services and longtime author Raj Vasant brings us a short tutorial on how you can implement internal navigation structures in your reports.
Custom VB.Net scripting in SQL Server Integration Services
Add a Script component and custom Visual Basic.Net (VB.Net) scripting to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages to get the full power of .Net.
Keynotes - MP3
This Friday we look forward to the various tech events of 2008 and which speakers you think are worth seeing.
SQL Server 2005 - Hacking password Encryption
Part 2 of this article discusses how to hack/de-cipher the data that has been encrypted by passphrase.
Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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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