Encrypting Data With the Encrypt Function
One of the major problems in the database field is when people store sensitive data unencrypted into SQL Server. This article shows you one of the most basic ways to encrypt data to the casual viewer.
Don't use stored procedures yet? Must be suffering from NIHS
At just about every talk I give I always try to make several consistent statements. One of which is: ‘Whenever possible use stored procedures to access your data’.
TheServerSide Debates: Stored Procedures v Parameterized Queries
Let me start by stating some disclaiming remarks. I'm not against stored procedures in general, I find that the choice why procedures should be used, should be based on proper facts, not on claims without any proof.
Introduction to the ADO Connection Object
Part 1 of a 4 part series about ADO, this is a beginner level article designed to get you started using the ADO connection object. If you haven't used ADO so far, why not see what it's all about?
Integrating Electronic Payment Processing into
This is a good explanation on how to acctually bill a customer for your service over a credit card in your web application.
Achieving Server Redundancy at Remote Offices
Everyone wants a highly available system, but achieving 4 or 5 9s of uptime is hard to do. Especially when you have cost limitations. New author Mark Cook takes a look at how his company analyzed the challenges and which method they chose along with some implementation details.
SQL Server 2005 Integration Services - Package Execution - Part 24
Continuing our coverage of topics dealing with various aspects of managing SQL Server 2005 Integration Services packages, which we started with an overview of their storage and deployment, we now turn our focus to their execution.
SQL Server 2005 High Availability
Not the traditional overview here. Steve Jones takes a look at the various high availability technologies from a different perspective.
Building Data Mining Solutions with OLE DB for DM and XML for Analysis
This article, published in the June 2005 issue of SIGMOD Record, provides an overview of SQL Server Data Mining from a standards perspective.
Business Intelligence or Data Warehouse
Is a data warehouse required for business intelligence? Are these synonyms for the same concept? Vincent Rainardi brings us the next part of his data warehousing series that examines these two concepts and how they fit into your data analysis infratructure.
Blogs
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
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