70-100 MCSD Architectures Exam Cram
Should you use this book to prepare for the 70-100 exam? Read the review and find out!
Enforcing Security in Multi-Tier Applications
The major part of the article, however, is dedicated to a topic that often confuses people and leads to some of the strongest disagreements among IT professionals and developers: the benefits and drawbacks of enforcing security in the middle (or business) tier versus the data tier.
Security Alert : SQL Server Security Bug and Patch
Happy Holidays database administrators! As a parting present before you go home for your year-end break, Microsoft has announced a security problem in SQL Server 7.0 and 2000.
Technical Chat: Inside with Jim Gray--The Search for Petabyte Storage
Please join Jim Gray, Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft Research, for this Q&A Session. Jim, the father of Structured Query Language, has been looking at LARGE databases like Google, Hotmail, BarBar, CERN, EOS/DIS, Internet Archive, and others that are either at a Petabyte or will grow to a petabyte scale in the next year or so.
Tip: Testing for the Existence of Data
There are times when we need to know that rows of data that meet specific criteria exist in a table. There are 2 basic ways to find this information: COUNT() and EXISTS(). Here are some examples.
Support WebCast: How to Connect to Analysis Services over the Internet
See how to configure and troubleshoot an HTTP connection to Analysis Services over both the Internet and an intranet. We will show you how to configure Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), and discuss the different security options for IIS in regard to Analysis Services.
Some Useful UDFs for SQL Server 2000
Alxander Chigrik presents some useful User Defined Functions you can add to your SQL Server.
New Year, New Gear Contest
SQLServerCentral.com has launched a new contest until 1/31 where you can win the full version of Windows XP or several books. All you have to do is help build the SQL Server community. Start the new year right with a new OS!
Web Data Administrator
The Web Data Administrator is a utility program implemented in ASP.NET that enables you to easily manage your SQL Server data wherever you are. Using its built-in features, you can do the following from Internet Explorer or your favorite Web browser.
Strict Database Standards and Conventions
In this article by Mattias Fagerlund, he shows you how he employs strict database naming standards and conventions to make his job easier.
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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