Data compression is a great method for maximizing data storage space and making data communication faster. However, compression and decompression of binary data sometimes can be quite tricky. Learn a few useful data-compression techniques.
Testing is an important part of programming and it is no different with SQL Server development. Longtime author Grant Fritchey brings us a look at the new testing features available in Visual Studio 2005.
Sending an e-mail has become very important in any system for purposes such as sending notifications. SQL Server database has an integrated mailing system. With the arrival of SQL Server 2005, users now have the new functionality of Database Mail, which is different from SQL Server 2000 SQL Mail. The purpose of this article is to introduce Database Mail and highlight the advantages of using it over legacy SQL Mail.
It's been five and a half years since SQLServerCentral.com was founded by Andy, Brian, and Steve. We've greatly enjoyed the time and we're looking forward to many more, but a major announcement today changing the way we will operate in the future.
There are quite a few changes in SQL Server 2005 and many of those relate to security. Did you know the sa account can be disabled by default? Longtime author Raj Vasant brings a basic look at connecting and authenticating in SQL Server 2005.
A change here at SQLServerCentral.com and Steve Jones gives some thoughts on the impact of this for the future.
Relational tables often describe more than one type of real world entity. In this tip, Bob Watkins covers some things to think about when designing such tables.
We've put together some great new sale items for that SQL person on your Christmas list. Even if that person is you!
Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005 has been released as a CTP. Steve Jones installed it and has a few thoughts on this pre-release product.
SQL Server has extensions to allow one to call COM based objects from within the server using T-SQL. While this is an interesting feature, it's may not be the best way to structure your applications due to performance reasons. New author Zach Nichter of ScalabilityExperts.com brings us an analysis of different ways of writing out to a file from within SQL Server. Read on to see the most efficient method of generating files on your server.
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