Estimates - Part 1

I saw a very interesting post about estimating software from Steve McConnell, of Code Complete fame. He compared his estimate...

Half a Million

We crossed the 500,000 member mark last week and we're looking to give away some prizes!

Query Analyzer Tricks

Query Analyzer is a great tool for developing SQL code. There are a number of little tricks that can greatly increase the amount of work you can do with very little effort. This article starts looking at some of the features of this tool.

Reminiscing

Steve Jones has been working with SQL Server for 10 years. Join him for a stroll down memory lane.

Seamless Upgrade

One of the things mentioned in a keynote at the recent PASS conference was the idea that SQL Server 2008 would be a seamless upgrade. Or maybe I misunderstood and it will seem less like an upgrade 🙂

What is the Maximum Page Size in SQL Server 2000?

I have always read that 8060 bytes is the maximum size. This is stated over and over again in Books Online, the MS site and numerous other sites, including this one. However a post in our forum recently questioned this. I decided to verify the problem and do a little research.

How many network cards do you need per...

Compliance

The Sarbanes-Oxley act has become a four letter word to many IT people in the US. Thankfully I only had to deal with it for about 9 months before I left to go work on my own, but it was a long 9 months. Especially since I did half the work with JD Edwards and then did it again with Peoplesoft 🙁

Halo 3

This week Steve looks at SQL Server 2008 pricing, Windows XP, and Halo 3

Paperwork Day

Doing payments for articles, expenses, and a few articles. This is definitely a paperwork day. As much as I like...