Yukon Resource Center Launhced
This week, SQLServerCentral.com launched its Resource Center all about getting a sneak peak on Yukon. All links are user contributed.
SQLServerCentral.com Launches SQL Server Security Analzyer
SQLServerCentral.com launched its first online free software, which can evaluate your SQL Server remotely and look for SQL Server security vulnerabilities. This free service looks for weak or no passwords and does a basic penetration test online.
Updated Freeware Product SQLExecMS Released
Oleg Dantchenko has updated his very successful freeware product, SQLExecMS to release 1.5. The new release has a new look, more features and is perfect for rapid development and quick DBA work.
2002 SQL Server Best of Breed Product Nominations
Welcome to the first SQLServerCentral.com SQL Server Best of Breed Product Awards. These awards allow you to reward the products that you feel are the best in the SQL Server industry. These awards are user nominated and users vote for the winners.
Maintenance Plans - Backups and Removing Old Files
Andy has written several good articles for us on maintenance plans - including some stuff that makes us a little more likely to use them! This week he talks about how and when old backups are removed by maintenance plans. A page turner! Well, it's only one page, but you know what we mean!
Query Recompilation in SQL Server 2000
Recompilation yields superior performance in some situations, although excessive recompilation can be detrimental. This article will discuss some of these costs and benefits, and will draw on contrasts between different versions of SQL Server to provide further context for understanding recompilation.
Results of MCDBA Survey
Ever wonder who an MCDBA helps? Andy has posted the results of a recent survey of MCDBA's conducted by Dr. McKillip of Southern Illinois University. It's interesting reading. If you have time read and add your comments to the discussion!
Red-Gate Survey!
Our friends at Redgate asked us to pass this URL on to our readers. It's a very quick survey, help one our great supports by following the link!
SQL Server Licensing Resources Resource Center
SQLServerCentral.com has now launched it's third Resource Center. This one focuses on giving the reader everything they need to know about licensing SQL Server. All links in this area are user contributed.
Review of SQL Server 2000 Programming (MSPress)
Andy sits down with an entry level book to see if he should use it at work as a teaching aid. Did he like it? Should you buy it? Read the review now!
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Question of the Day
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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