Restore a DTS package from a DTS Store
Probably not a task you'll have to do very often, all the better that someone has laid out how to do it in good detail!
Review of Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals
If you are (or want to be) a power user, this book should be on your shelf. How many books have you read that have you using a debugger to step into the sql server process? James gives it a thumbs up!
Beginning ADO.NET
One of the strengths of Visual Studio .NET is its features for rapid application development, or prototyping. If, for example, you want to develop a Windows form that lets you maintain the data in one table of a database, you can usually do that in 20 minutes or less. This article will show you how.
The Need For Speed - Upgrading Your Servers
Do you have the need for more speed on your servers? How do you go about squeezing more speed out of the database when faced with an upgrade? Steve Jones walks through some of his thought process when looking at ugprade for one of his servers.
SQL Server Auditing and Notification
As Jeff says, "There are lots of articles about how to do auditing, but there are few discussions about how to use the auditing results in a real time environment". Well, now we have one that shows you how to do it!
Review of Review of SQL Server 2000 Administrators' Companion
Nice write up on the Admin Companion. Should you add it to your bookshelf? Frank offers his frank opinion.
Working with the Registry
It's not often you'll need to access the registry from SQL, but when you do - these functions make it happen!
SQL Server 2005 Feature Survey Results
A week ago, we solicited readers to let Microsoft know which of the SQL Server 2005 announced features mattered most to them. We had a great response, with 890 of you answering the survey in three days. The answers were pretty interesting. The full results can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Yukon Passwords
Some good info on password changes in Yukon (SQL 2005). Based on the beta, but worth taking a look at.
Null Functions (Arent those Meetings?)
Dinesh did a little research on nulls and was kind enough to package it up for us. How many of you know or use NULLIF? Or COALESCE? Handy stuff!
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
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Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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