Searching data is an essential part of SQL Server applications, especially text searching. While Full Text Search in SQL Server 2000 works, it lacks some important features that Turbo for SQL Server can handle. Read this review of the product and see if this is a way you can enhance the search functions in your application.
Get a detailed look at how to set up SQL Server 2005 for Web service access in a heterogeneous environment, and learn more about key scenarios for Web services in SQL Server 2005.
Kurt Windisch, Vice President of the Professional Association for SQL Server, recently returned from their European Conference. He shares a few notes on the event which was held earlier this month in Germany.
It's back after some negotiating the myriad of groups at Microsoft, the SQL Server Standard is back for Microsoft MCPs.
You can monitor the system performance by using the Performance monitor console and its related counters in Windows 2000. These counters allow you to view or save information about the overall performance of your server. When you install Microsoft SQL Server, additional Performance monitor objects and counters are automatically installed. While you must have administrative access to your SQL Server to use these objects, SQL Server admins should find them invaluable in monitoring and tuning the database server. Furthermore, the Performance monitor can be used either locally or remotely, which allows admins greater control in monitoring SQL Server. I am going to show you how to use the Performance monitor to keep a close watch over your SQL Server systems.
An interview with Gert Drapers, SQL Server MVP and valuable SQL Server contributor.
In this article I'll explore the most interesting security enhancements in SQL Server 2005 from a developer's viewpoint. I covered admin security features in the Spring 2005 issue of TechNet Magazine. But there are plenty of dev-specific security enhancements I can explore, such as endpoint authentication and support for the security context of managed code that executes on the server.
SQL Server 2000 has a great management tool in Enterprise Manager, but one of the hassles is registering large numbers of servers on all your workstations. SQL Server 2005 makes this easier and new author Vinod Devasia shows us how.
This article is about migrating Pocket PC applications that are written in eMbedded Visual Basic to the .NET Compact Framework. The migration includes a change from using ADO CE for accessing data in a Pocket Access database to using ADO.NET for accessing data in SQL Server CE. The sample code is supplied in both Visual Basic and C#.
SLQ Server has a fantastic job scheduling system, but there are some times that things go wrong. Leo Peysakhovich brings us another great article that looks at a way to check if your job engine is running and how to restart it. Practical code included in this one.
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A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?