In this presentation at the Jacksonville SQL Server Users Group, Bayer White playS the part of a developer protecting his application and Brian Knight attempts to hack his application using SQL Injection and cross-site scripting. Then, Bayer will show you how to protect yourself from the hacker and then Brian tries again. Back and forth the chess match goes until someone wins!
The third article in a four part series, this week Andy shows how to use the command object to work with stored procedure parameters.
The SQL Server 2005 Maintenance Plan Wizard offers many core tasks and options for database housekeeping. In addition, the wizard will roll all of your selected tasks into a reusable and customizable package. Read on to learn more.
Longtime SQL Server expert and author Michael Coles takes a look at one of the security products that every SQL Server DBA should consider. Read on to find out how NGSSQuirreL can help you.
In this session, Kathi continues her popular series and shows some of the more advanced joining techniques in T-SQL. She shows T-SQL self, outer and cross joins and gives many examples on how to use them.
Relational Data Warehouse or Reporting work loads are characterized by low volumes of very large transactions. These applications are often identified as having predominately read workloads (e.g. Decision Support, Analysis, and Reporting) with periodic feeds or batch loads. It is important to keep these characteristics in mind as we examine the significance of database design, resource utilization and system performance. The top performance bottlenecks or gotchas to avoid for Data Warehouse or Reporting applications are outlined below.
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The topic of cursors is the ultimate "hot potato" in the world of SQL Server. Everyone has a view on when they should and mainly should not be used. By example and testing Robyn Page proves that, when handled with care, cursors are not necessarily a "bad thing".
Maintaining SQL Server security is fast becoming a big part of a SQL Server DBA's job. Longtime security expert Brian Kelley takes a
look at a security scanner: Typhon III
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