Whether practicing for an exam or interview, or just wanting to see who's got the biggest SQL Server brain in your office, this book is perfect. Containing 100 SQL Server Central Questions of the Day, this book is a great way to test yourself and increase your knowledge.
2013-03-15
3,535 reads
When information is exchanged in XML format, there needs to be an agreement between the sender and receiver about the structure and content of the XML document. An XSD (XML Schema Definition Language) Schema can be used to enforce this contract and validate the XML data being exchanged. Jacob Sebastian's book explains all.
2013-03-15
5,419 reads
Getting 'up to speed' with StreamInsight is easier if you take the time to run it and test it out. Roger Jennings expains how to be up and running in nine simple steps, once you've sorted out the prerequisites
2013-03-15
2,733 reads
Learn how to search for a value throughout all database tables.
2013-03-14
7,368 reads
Often, an existing database application must evolve rapidly by incremental steps. Alex describes a tried and tested system to provide an automated approach to deploying both new and existing database systems, whilst dealing with common security and configuration issues.
2013-03-14
4,602 reads
When a query suddenly starts taking much longer, what do you do? This story from Jerry
2013-03-13
7,394 reads
Extended Events provide a way of unintrusively monitoring what's going on in a SQL Server instance. Unlike SQL Server Profiler and SQL Trace, it has little performance impact. Now, in SQL Server 2012 SSMS, it is relatively easy to use, as Robert Sheldon shows.
2013-03-13
4,258 reads
How changes are applied to databases differs from person to person and from organization to organization. Here at Red Gate we’re writing the next chapter for SQL Compare and we need your feedback to validate some of our ideas. To help us in this endeavour, and to enter a prize draw for one of five $50 Amazon vouchers, please complete the following survey.
2013-03-13 (first published: 2013-03-06)
3,397 reads
Join us for SQL Saturday #188, a free SQL Server training event in Lisbon, Portugal. This event also has pre-conference paid workshops.
2013-03-12
248 reads
In this session, Louis Davidson, Microsoft MVP, will discuss how being observant of the environment you work in can help you make sure that you are aware of the health of your database systems, as well as your career.
2013-03-12 (first published: 2013-02-22)
5,215 reads
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