Editorials

MySQL and VS 2005, New Webcasts Coming Up

Have You Seen the Latest SQL Server Weekly Show?
Check out SelectViews – from SSWUG.ORG. The show is posted now and available for watching online. We cover a lot of different things in this episode – from working with management to our minicast about variables and stored procedures to updated software and much more. Check it out here.

> Watch the show here

Featured Article(s)
A Step by Step Tutorial for Creating a Data Driven Web Site using MySQL and the Visual Studio 2005
Did you know you can use Visual Studio 2005s SQLDataSource control to connect to a MySQL database? Did you know that Visual Studio 2005s Data Designer Extensibility (DDEX) architecture allows extending data designers to third party databases? If you are interested in learning more about these topics read on!

One Query Tool to Rule The World
(OK, corny, yes, but you get the idea…) Why have multiple tools when one can do it all? Advanced Query Tool is a mature and feature-rich database tool used widely throughout the industry. Individually configured for 14 database types, AQT works with all your databases. Major features: a powerful query environment (including a graphical query builder), load data (even between different database types), export data (in a variety of formats), database administration (create / manage database objects, generate DDL, compare schemas), many developer tools (data compare / synchronize, table editor, run procedures, display / load LOBs). Get more information here.

Webcast: Moving from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 Security
We’ll look into the differences between the approaches to security, how they apply to your database, the information you’re managing and tips along the way. There are some strong abilities in SQL Server 2005 and this show will look to explain the differences from the perspective of moving from SQL Server 2000. We’ll compare and contrast and make sense of the updates so you’re ready to move forward.

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> Webcast date 10/4/2007 at 12:00pm Noon Pacific

Webcast: Infrastructure Optimization for Mission-Critical SQL Server
For SQL Server, the difference between an optimized infrastructure and a disjointed one is the difference between spending nights and weekends reacting to changes in your IT requirements versus being in control of your IT environment and a proactive strategic partner with your business units. When it comes to maintenance and management requirements, capacity changes and service availability, IT organizations can realize tremendous gains by uniting and optimizing the infrastructure components they already own. In this HP-sponsored webcast, you’ll learn techniques to eradicate server sprawl, slash overhead and find dramatic improvements in management and availability for even your most mission-critical SQL Server environments.

> Register Now
> Webcast date 10/10/2007 at 12:00pm Noon Pacific

Featured White Paper(s)
Optimize SQL Server Application Performance in Three Simple Steps
A simple, three-step optimization plan is all you need to achieve scalable, efficient database applications. “Making Sense … (read more)

10 Easy Steps to Convert, Migrate and Upsize Microsoft Access to SQL Server
Getting to SQL Server from Microsoft Access is typically a very tedious and labor intensive process. It requires skill, exper… (read more)

The Database Utility for SQL Server: A Highly Available, Flexible, Simple Approach to SQL Server Consolidation
The success of SQL Server in recent years has produced a phenomenon of SQL Server sprawl — the uncoordinated deployment of t… (read more)