ASP.NET 2.0: Retrieving XML Data with XmlDataSource Control
This article shows how to retrieve both remote and local XML data and display it in a data Web control.
What Specification Server Should I Buy?
Simon Sabin is always cagey about giving advice on the sort of hardware to run SQL Server on, but admits to some general rules.
Do Alpacas Dream of farming DBAs?
When IT starts to stand for 'Implement This', even the keenest DBA begins to dream of farming Alpacas as a career-change...and we ask our readers how they would have solved the DBA's dilemma.
Managing identity columns with replication in SQL Server
There are some issues associated with managing identity columns with replication in your SQL Server database. As with previous releases of software, SQL Server 2005 requires that database administrators use special care when replicating tables with identity columns.
Capturing Missing Information From SQL Profiler
While SQL Server's Profiler is a great tool, it can be hard to work with and we can easily miss information in the results. New author Solomon Rutzky brings us a short article that can help you to better configure your traces to get the information you need.
Best-Practice Analytic Architecture to Support Business Strategy
A primary objective of any analytic architecture is business enablement - the ability to provide business users with access to quality information that can be used to drive decision-making.
Browser Style Form Navigation
This article series features a demo app affectionately named Something Not Entirely Unlike Access, which employs a variety of methods to obfuscate the "Accessian" features.
XML Workshop VI - Typed XML and SCHEMA Collection
The sixth installment of the XML Workshop for SQL Server shows how the XML Schemas fit into the XML subsystem. Regular author Jacob Sebastian brings structure to your XML documents with a few schema examples.
Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO – Part 6
Part 6 of "Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO" illustrates how to use PowerShell and PowerShell script to backup databases.
Report Session Caching in Reporting Services 2005
BI Architect Bill Pearson begins a three-part sub-series on Caching Options within Reporting Services 2005. In this article, we focus upon Report Session Caching.
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From Couch-Potato to Triathlete – and What This Means for Your SQL Server
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Retro Data 2025 – Slidedeck
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The Book of Redgate: We Value Teams
By Steve Jones
This value is something that I still hear today: our best work is done...
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Single User SQL Server on Linux
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