DBA from Crisis to Confidence
Every DBA needs to know how to do their work under pressure, while facing crisis after crisis. Our most important contribution is to keep the database running. It's an on-call function; you never know what might happen
Using the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration
So, you’ve just installed SQL Server 2005 but don’t know how to configure it. This video will instruct you how to use the SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration tool to turn on SQL Server features like CLR integration and how to enable ports. Free registration required.
Alternative to the Microsoft MMC Console
Are you frustrated by the limitations of the MMC console when managing dozens or hundreds or servers? The way Enterprise Manager is fitted into the framework can be a problem for DBAs with lots of servers. Jereme Guenther brings us a technique for his own console that solves some of the limitations of MMC.
Free SQL Prompt 2.0 valuable, but flawed; V3.0 being built from scratch
Many of you were thrilled to see intellisense available for SQL Server editors, but there has been a bit of confusion about this product. An open letter from the CEO of Red-Gate Software clears things up.
Building the MSDN Aggregation System
After agreeing on our design goals we began looking for technologies to support them. It turned out that SQL Server™ Service Broker offered the asynchronous messaging support we needed and, since the message-queuing infrastructure is tightly integrated with the SQL Server database engine, our existing database backup, administration, and failover procedures could cover our messaging solution as well.
A Fix() Function in T-SQL
SQL Server provides a decent ROUND function to help you cut off numbers after the proper number of decimal points. But what if you don't know how many decimals the number will have? Author Rob Farley brings us a UDF he built to do just this.
SQL Server 2005 Integration Services - Security - Part 28
Part 28 of SQL Server 2005 Integration Services series covers the remaining security features intended to protect the confidentiality and integrity of your packages
Get RAAS WorkFlow Manager For Free
For a limited time Highwire Development is offering free site licenses for their RAAS Workflow Manager. This product can help you control your change processes and manage the workflow involved in deploying new scripts.
What is XML?
The use of XML is growing all the time and if you listen to the media, XML is a technology you cannot do without. New author Stephen Hirsch brings us a look at XML from more of a skeptic's point of view.
NET Application Architecture: the Data Access Layer
An in-depth, fully explained case study on how to design and create a data access layer for your .NET applications.
Blogs
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If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
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Forums
Two foreign keys to the same table. Can't cascade deletes.
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High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
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Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers