Avoiding Microsoft SQL Server 2005 deployment pitfalls
This tutorial shows you how to properly install Microsoft's SQL Server 2005, avoiding the pitfalls of an unsuccessful deployment.
What’s new in SQL 2008 Part 1
SQL Server 20008 will be released approximately February of 2008, along with a new version of Visual Studio and Windows. This article will highlight some of the new features and benefits found in SQL Server 2008.
Building a Partitioned Table
One of the nice new features in SQL Server 2005 is the ability to partition a table based on some sort of range in the data. New author Irfan Baig brings us a short article that explains exactly how you can get started using this new feature.
Introduction to Parameterization in SQL Server
In a previous article I showed how to look at what query plans are in SQL Server's memory. In this article I'll look at how they got there and how and when they get reused. This is commonly called compiling a query plan. More specifically I'll look at how and when SQL Server can parameterize dynamic SQL
Service-Component Architectures
Service-Component Architectures (SCA) provide a programming model for implementing Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA)
Multi-Select Parameters for Reporting Services
Reporting Services is a very handy way to get your SQL Server 2005 data out to end users quickly. It is included with your license and provides a great development environment for reports. New author Adriaan Davel brings us a quick technique for ensuring that multi-select parameters are handled correctly.
The Reporting Services Cribsheet
If you are forced to nod wisely and keep silent when Reporting Services is mentioned, now is the time to turn ignorance into wisdom, with the help of yet another Simple Talk Cribsheet!
Scale-Out Querying with Analysis Services
This white paper describes how to set up a load-balanced scalable querying environment for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services so that you can handle a large number of concurrent queries to your Analysis Services servers.
What Query Plans are in SQL Server's Memory?
SQL Server memory is primarily used to store data (buffer) and query plans (procedure cache). In this article I'll show how much memory is allocated to the procedure cache (RAM). I'll explain how to determine what plans are in the cache and how often they're used.
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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