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.
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!
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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.
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!
LockwoodTech announces release of Auto-Audit 2.0, an entirely redesigned upgrade to it's popular SQL Auditing tool. Version 2.0 supports plug-in, customized audit architectures, scriptable trigger templates, a trigger and data management module, real data reports, and online analysis of audit data with grouping analysis.
In this article by Randy Dyess he shares with you the script on how he audits his environment and outputs reports of the permissions that users have.
SQLServerCentral.com this week launched its second Resource Centers. This time, focusing on DTS. The DTS Resource Center focuses on tracking bugs, articles and books from throughout the Internet.
The Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Driver for JDBC™ is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides highly scalable and reliable connectivity for the enterprise Java™ environment. This driver provides JDBC access to SQL Server 2000 through any Java-enabled applet, application, or application server.
If you haven't changed the SA password on your SQL Server, you may be soon paying the price. Beginning last week, an old worm has come back in full force, infecting about 100 SQL Servers an hour. Reports of heavy port 1433 scanning began in early may but by the 22nd, the virus really began to take its hold on systems with no SA password.
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