One of the most requested features from SQL Server developers is the integration of source control with T-SQL code. SQL Server Management Studio brings some integration with Visual Source Safe and longtime SQL Server author Raj Vasant explains it to us.
Dealing with NULL database values in ASP.NET.
In this column, I'll dig into check-in notes and policies. You'll learn how check-in notes work and how to write your own custom policy implementations.
This tip provides insight into the inner workings of the Microsoft Naive Bayes algorithm, showing how the algorithm computes the score used to filter out correlations.
The battle between developers and DBAs can be a rough one at times. However DBAs are often outnumbered by developers and need to be sure they fit in. DBA Janet Wong brings us one of her experiences about how you can better go with the flow.
Volunteers are important to ensuring the success of so many organizations. IT-based organizations, such as user groups, are no different. Steve Jones leads you through a few of the stages of being a volunteer and hopes more of you will participate in your local area.
What's the routine of a normal DBA job? Too many people work alone and don't get feedback or comments on what they should be doing from other DBAs. Andy Warren has jotted some notes down on what you should make sure is a part of your job.
Learn how to perform administrative tasks by accessing the SQL Server 2005 WMI Providers using Window PowerShell.
Learn how to reorganize permissions in SQL Server 2005 in a multiple database environment.
SQL Server 2005 has changed many of the ways in which we will use SQL Server in the future with a dizzying array of new features and enhancements. Sureshkumar Ramakrishnan brings us the second part in a series looking at what these changes do and how to use them.
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Most embedding pipelines on AWS have the same shape: a job reads rows out...
By Arun Sirpal
Transaction log issues are one of the quietest ways a healthy database turns into...
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CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers