IIS Connection Pooling ? ADO Gotcha!

• by Leon Platt

• SQLServerCentral.com

• ASP

This article by Leon Platt speaks to how you can avoid pulling your hair out when configuring connection pooling for IIS.

Rants about the sa account!

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Security

Using the sa account in development is just plain dumb. Here are some reasons why!

Character Datatype Decisions

• by Brian Knight

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Miscellaneous

The type of datatypes that you use in your schema could impact the performance and the accuracy of your database.

Running a DTS Package from Query Analyzer

• by Jon Winer

• SQLServerCentral.com

• DTS

Can you run a DTS package from Query Analyzer...you sure can! Read how to integrate DTS, Jobs and Stored Procedures to run a DTS Package from Query Analyzer.

StarSQL 3.0 Configuration

• by Brian Knight

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Distributed Queries

In this article, you are shown how to configure StarSQL, which is one method to rapidly connect to DB2 databases.

Sweeping Up The Slackers

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Administration

Have you ever worked with an application that forgot to close its connections? Ever run out of connections on your SQL Server and had to manually go remove the ones that are not in use? This article will present a technique for keeping the database clean.

Viewing Linked Servers' Meta Data

• by Brian Knight

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Distributed Queries

So, you've added a linked server and need information about it. There must be an easier way to fine information about your linked server and keep from walking to the server room.

The Data Mining Cluster Analysis Algorithm

• by Additional Articles

• PASS

• Data Mining

Provides audience with information on cluster analysis algorithm.

Uncovering Linked Servers

• by Brian Knight

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Distributed Queries

A little known feature that SQL Server offers is linked servers. Linked servers give the developer the option to use distributed queries and are a vital part of SQL Server's scalability.

Service Pack 3 for SQL Server

• by Brian Knight

• SQLServerCentral.com

• Service Packs

This article will show you some of the common problems fixed in service pack 3 for SQL Server 7.0 and how to rollback.