Close These Loopholes - Testing Database Modifications
In the latest in their popular series on 'Unit Testing' database development work , Alex K and Alex S give some examples of unit testing Database Modifications
Upgrading to SQL Server 2005: A dozen must-have tips
We've compiled a list of our dozen most popular tips in the area of upgrading to SQL Server 2005 and they run the gamut.
From DBA to DWA
Everyone wants to know what a DBA does and it is becoming a hard question to answer as the responsibilities and capabilities of database platforms increase. Longtime author Vincent Rainardi brings us the proposition of a new type fo DBA, one that focuses more on data warehousing.
Indy Tech Fest
There's a free event in Indianapolis for SQL and .NET developers. It's on October 13th and it's jointly sponsored by the .NET and SQL users groups. If you're in the area reigster and support this group.
Oh Lawd, it's the end of the world
There have been some strange things that have happened in this world that I would never have expected. The Red Sox winning the World Series, Macs with Intel processors, and are things I never thought I'd see. But none of the them seems as strange as this to me.
Unethical or Just Sneaky
One of the fundamental rules of a stable, controlled production system is that you apply updates singly, after they've been tested, and you document the change. This way you can ensure that if a problem occurs, you can do some backtracking to see what might have caused instability.
Where To Find Integration Services Packages in SQL Server
An article explaining where to find packages when saved to SQL Server.
Monitoring Disk Space and Sending Alerts with TSQL
Haidong discusses the importance of monitoring disk usage over a period of time and has some great TSQL code to help you do the monitoring!
What's an Outage?
I caught this quote from Microsoft Watch, and thought it was very interesting. It definitely addresses an issue I've wondered about for some time. It talks about the WGA server issues and had this great quote from the WGA Product Manager:
Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
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A New Word: Dorgone
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dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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