Comparing two SQL Server tables to determine if the data is the same ought to be pretty simple. But then again, vendors like Red Gate Software sell tools to help you do it, so perhaps it isn't so simple. Author Leo Peysakhovich has to do this on a regular basis and none of the 3rd party products appear to work for him. Read his thoughts and samples on how he handles this at his job.
A look at how OLAP and Anlysis services might fit into your business and some things to think about when a business intelligence system might be right for you.
Delimited lists aren't always good idea, but if you need one, what's a good way to do it? Ever use the object_name functio or query syscomments? Or know why you might want to? These couple tips might save you some time one day.
Have you ever wondered how many SQL Servers are on your network? Need their versions for patches, reporting, etc? Read about this technique for easily scanning for all the servers that are installed.
SQL Server 2000 integrates a number of features to work with XML data and SQL Server 2005 should expand upon that. However the SQL Server 2000 extensions for working with XML data in T-SQL are not that mature. New author Eli Leiba looks at how he can traverse an XML file using T-SQL code.
A short piece on indexing using multiple columns. For those of you that have 10 single column indexes, read a little about why you might choose to index on multiple columns.
A service oriented architecture seeks to decouple some of the tight connections normally built between systems and components. Here's a great overview on how messaging between systems can be setup from MSDN.
We've grown much faster and further than we expected and so the time has come to move. To a new collocation facility this weekend. We'll be down for a few hours Saturday and hopefully after that you won't notice a thing.
Another great article from David Poole looking at more user stereo types that the IT world must deal with. Read on for smile and a little fun.
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