SQL Server Magazine

A Misfire in Backup Compression Shootout?

A reader disagrees with comparative review's findings.

Letters to the Editor

Idera writes in about SQL Server Magazine's April 2008 backup compression product review.

Letters to the Editor

The redesign of SQL Server Magazine is getting mixed reviews.

Letters to the Editor

The Right Way to Calculate a Leap-Year Birthday?

A reader responds to Itzik's fifth DATETIME column by providing some code that might provide a better solution for calculating a leap-year birthday.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Readers contribute thoughts on storing session state and whether there's a downside to SATA.

Letters, October 2005

Readers write in about August's "Logical Puzzle"-- plus some updates on our Readers' Choice issue.

Letters, February 2005

Readers write in about SQL Server Magazine's 2004 Salary and Industry survery and more!

Letters, January 2005

Readers ask about when cursors are better than set-based approaches and share tips for managing trace files.

Letters, February 2004

Microsoft's Lubor Kollar--responding to Itzik Ben-Gan's January 2004 column, "Take Control of Joins"--explains how to control joins in the FROM clause, noting that parentheses are optional but helpful.

Letters, January 2004

In response to Michael Otey's December 2003 editorial, "The Threat from Below," one reader agrees that Microsoft is leaving small business behind and another reader suggests that small businesses use MSDE.

Letters, December 2003

Readers write about the blurring of lines between DBA and OS administrator duties and some features they'd like to see Microsoft add to SQL Server.

Letters, November 2003

Readers agree with Michael Otey's assessment of what needs to happen to boost SQL Server's reliability reputation. Also, note the correction of a trace flag number from "Sysprocesses in SP3."

Letters, October 2003

Readers share more mixed-mode authentication tips and ask about using ORDER BY in an assignment SELECT, which might not always work as expected.

Letters, September 2003

Readers write in about how Reporting Services will bring integrated OLAP and transactional reporting functionality within the reach of any business and about using Analysis Services actions to link external information to a cube.

Letters, August 2003

Readers write in about when the Simple Recovery model is appropriate and OLAP's compelling performance advantages over relational reporting.

Letters, July 2003

Readers write in about DTS portability tips, selling OLAP's benefits, a query for analyzing set relationships, and more.