Get a Lean, Mean Dev Machine with the Express Editions of Visual Basic
When I got my hands on an early copy of SQL Server 2005 Express and Visual Basic 2005 Express, I decided to build something fun. Read on to see what is built.
Worst Practice - Detailed Disaster Plans
Another in our series of things you should avoid at all costs. Seems silly at first, not having a detailed recovery plan for your SQL Server. Perhaps it is, but having dealt with any number of problems over the last few years, Steve Jones has some ideas why a detailed plan may not be the best thing to spend your time on.
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Overview
SQL Server Express, a free product based on SQL Server 2005 technology, includes the unique Application XCopy feature, and networking and security that differ from other SQL Server 2005 editions. These topics and the integration of SQL Server Express with Visual Studio 2005 are discussed. Compare this product with the existing Microsoft free databases like MSDE and Jet.
Review - Apex SQL Edit
SQL Server includes Query Analyzer as a client editing tool for T-SQL code. It's a great tool, but it does have a number of shortcomings. Apex SQL has released an editor that includes a number of features missing in Query Analyzer. Read this review by Brian Kelley.
An Interview with Ralph Kimball
Ralph Kimball, founder of The Kimbaal Group, shares some thoughts on data with PASS.
Divide and Conquer
This is the first article by Steve Jones that examines a programming technique for handling operations that may be too large to run in a single query.
SQL Server 2005 Partitioned Tables and Indexes
Although partitioning tables and indexes has always been a design tactic chosen to improve performance and manageability in larger databases, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 has new features that simplify the design. This whitepaper describes the logical progression from manually partitioning data by creating your own tables to the preliminary features, which enabled partitioning through views in SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000, to the true partitioned table features available in SQL Server 2005. In SQL Server 2005, the new table-based partitioning features significantly simplify design and administration of partitioned tables while continuing to improve performance.
TeraTrax Offers The SQLServerCentral.com a 15% Discount
Teratrax, maker of SQL Server products, is offering the SQLServerCentral.com community a 15% discount on their products.
Unified Database Toolkit - Scheduling
SQL Server has a great scheduling system in SQLAgent. But sometimes SQLAgent won't work or isn't available. Author Andre Vigneau has built a solid system for auomtating the management of SQL Server, one that he deploys with the software that his company sells. Read about the basics of this system and get some code that might come in handy for you.
WebService - Enabling SQL Server 2005 Procedures
One of the most interesting features that I'll explore is that you can now create WebServices in the database tier directly, without resorting to "add ons" or even the use of IIS at all. One of the many extensions to Transact SQL is the new CREATE ENDPOINT statement, which allows the developer to create an endpoint directly from SQL Server 2005, which hooks right into the Kernel Mode HTTP.SYS driver, exposing functions and stored procedures written either in T-SQL or native CLR methods/classes.
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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