With the release of SQL Server 2005, there have been many changes in the product, but probably none as dramatic as the changes to the ETL tool. Data Transformation Services has become SQL Server Integration Services, or SSIS. It has been completely redesigned with a whole new paradigm for developing data movements. Kathi Kellenberger brings us a short introduction to this new tool.
This paper describes how SQL Server 2005 can be used to support row- and cell-level security (RLS/CLS). The examples provided in this white paper show how RLS and CLS can be used to meet classified database security requirements.
In this installment of Wicked Code, Jeff Prosise updates his original ASP.NET 2.0 SqlSiteMapProvider to add support for automatic reloading of the site map following a change to the site map database.
Now that the novelty of the Xbox 360, the Razr cell phone, and King Kong have likely run their course, Red Gate Software presents a truly functional gift for the harried IT professional: A handy excuse generator for those projects that just don't work out as planned.
If you live in Florida, join our SQLServerCentral.com's Brian Knight for a Jacksonville SQL Server launch. This free event for developers and DBAs has loads of excellent content from Microsoft and area consultants.
These are not the DMO bits you are thinking of from SQL Server 2000. SQL Server 2005 introduces a new way of digging into the inner workings of the server with both Dynamic Management Views and Dynamic Management Functions. Longtime SQL Server guru Christoffer Hedgate looks at these new ways of understanding your server.
Trying to find the proverbial needle in the haystack of your SQL Server transactions is no small task. SQL Server Profiler not only helps you find that needle, it gives you details on all the other needles in a single interface.
The aggregate functions in SQL Server (min, max, sum, count, average, etc.) are great tools for reporting and business analysis. But sometimes, you need to tweak them just a little bit to get exactly the results you need. For example, if your manager came to you and asked for a report on how many sales have been made to your clients and how large they were, would you know how to get the data you need efficiently? Mark ran into something like this recently and here's the approach he took to solve the problem.
Haindong Ji brings us part 3 of his series on Oracle and SQL Server interoperability, this time taking a look at the Oracle Instant Client.
Database Snapshot (DB Snapshot for short) is a new tool offered by SQL Server 2005. Database snapshots can be used to protect against user errors, by creating a "snapshot" of your data that you can refer to later if you need to recover data or database objects that were accidentally (or even intentionally) updated or dropped. While the feature is quite useful, it doesn’t provide a 100% guarantee against user errors.
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