Author: Ben Taylor

Editorials

Learn About SQL Server Happenings, 4 Years Early!

Featured Article(s) Initialize to the day beginning (Vadivel Mohanakrishnan) This article explains the various ways of initializing a variable to the beginning of a day. Target audience for this is ‘Beginners to Intermediate’ level of readers. Tomorrow: New SelectViews show Today: [Watch] the current SelectViews here. Open source gotcha, discussion list watch, events and a LOT more… SQL Server Fortune […]

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SQL Server 2008 Delays and Reality of the Cycles

Featured Article(s) What To Do When you need to compare databases. Databases commonly, have their own tools with pre-made queries that make a comparison by making table crossing. However, sometimes the interfaces are not as comfortable as a spreadsheet software like MSExcel TM. With a couple of formulas and graphic help you could do a better job and your life […]

Editorials

SQL Server 2008 Delays and Reality of the Cycles

Featured Article(s) What To Do When you need to compare databases. Databases commonly, have their own tools with pre-made queries that make a comparison by making table crossing. However, sometimes the interfaces are not as comfortable as a spreadsheet software like MSExcel TM. With a couple of formulas and graphic help you could do a better job and your life […]

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Slippery Slope – Arguing Open Source v. Proprietary Software

Featured Article(s) Understanding Authentication, Authorization and Impersonation in ASP.NET (Part I) Authentication, Authorization and Impersonation are three of the most important concepts that are related to ASP.NET Security. This series of two articles present these concepts in detail with code examples to illustrate the concepts covered. SelectViews SQL Server Show [Watch Now] A SQL Server problem triage plan and approach, […]

Editorials

Slippery Slope – Arguing Open Source v. Proprietary Software

Featured Article(s) Understanding Authentication, Authorization and Impersonation in ASP.NET (Part I) Authentication, Authorization and Impersonation are three of the most important concepts that are related to ASP.NET Security. This series of two articles present these concepts in detail with code examples to illustrate the concepts covered. SelectViews SQL Server Show [Watch Now] A SQL Server problem triage plan and approach, […]

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The Other Side of Open Source, A Rebuttal

Featured Article(s) Tips for using SQL Server 2005 constraints (Part 2) Here are some helpful tips to performance tune and optimize SQL Server 2005 constraints. SelectViews SQL Server Show [Watch Now] A SQL Server problem triage plan and approach, a pet peeve about open source, public domain software, current release versions and more. Also on the show, the 60-second SQL […]

Editorials

The Other Side of Open Source, A Rebuttal

Featured Article(s) Tips for using SQL Server 2005 constraints (Part 2) Here are some helpful tips to performance tune and optimize SQL Server 2005 constraints. SelectViews SQL Server Show [Watch Now] A SQL Server problem triage plan and approach, a pet peeve about open source, public domain software, current release versions and more. Also on the show, the 60-second SQL […]

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On Open Source Going Mainstream

SelectViews SQL Server Show [Watch Now] A SQL Server problem triage plan and approach, a pet peeve about open source, public domain software, current release versions and more. Also on the show, the 60-second SQL Server tip of the day, upcoming events, the newsletter and discussion list watches and other goodies. Also Available [Watch Now] SQL on Call – answering […]

Editorials

On Open Source Going Mainstream

SelectViews SQL Server Show [Watch Now] A SQL Server problem triage plan and approach, a pet peeve about open source, public domain software, current release versions and more. Also on the show, the 60-second SQL Server tip of the day, upcoming events, the newsletter and discussion list watches and other goodies. Also Available [Watch Now] SQL on Call – answering […]

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MySQL Acquisition, Sun and The Realities of Business

Featured Article(s) Remove Time from a DateTime Column (Vadivel Mohanakrishnan) This article explains the way to get rid of ‘TIME’ part in a dateTime column. The target audience of this article are ‘beginners’. MySQL Acquisition, Sun and The Realities of Business On Friday, I wrote about my initial thoughts on the whole Sun/MySQL acquisition thing. I did receive some good […]