This article demonstrates how you can use Surface Area Configuration utility in order to modify some of the security-related settings that have been applied during installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
One of the more interesting new features with SQL Server 2005 is the native encryption built into the product. Expert SQL crpytographer, Michael Coles, brings us a look at the symmetric keys in SQL Server 2005 and how they can be used to encrypt data and be secured by a certificate.
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An easy to use .NET solution for Job Scheduling, with pluggable actions, that runs on a Windows Service. Backup your SQL Server Express and much more!
SQL Server 2005 includes support for encrypting and decrypting data for storage using EncryptByCert. Let’s look at how to implement this in the SqlCredit database.
One common need that DBAs run into is building a report that returns data in some random order. Especially if you're doing some type of contest, like giving something away at your User Group meeting. Andy Warren brings us a short article on this with a look at the performance impact of randomly ordering results.
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You can easily build Wiki Web sites with ASP.NET and SQL Server and provide your teams with one of the most powerful ways of collaborating on the Web.
Continuing on with his series on XML in SQL Server 2005, Jacob Sebastian brings us more examples on how to delve into the values of XML data.
Builder AU interviewed Greg via e-mail before the start of Tech.Ed 06 to talk about beta software, free databases, and the future of database development.
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In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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