Interoperability and Exclusive Paul Flessner Interview

August 2000

SQL Server MVPs Kalen Delaney and Itzik Ben-Gan introduce you to the new distributed partitioned views technology available in SQL Server 2000. Also, we'll show you how to set up linked servers in SQL Server 7.0. PLUS: An exclusive interview with Microsoft VP of SQL Server Paul Flessner.

July MDX Puzzle Solution Revealed

By Russ Whitney

The answer to the July puzzle uses the new LookupCube function in SQL Server 2000.

August MDX Puzzle

By Russ Whitney

Solve the August MDX Puzzle.

Optimizing SQL Server and IIS Security and Connectivity

By John D. Lambert

Here's a summary of steps you can take to optimize SQL Server security and connectivity.

Industry News

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SQL Server Magazine presents Best of Show awards, and PASS 2000 North American is scheduled for October 2000 in San Francisco.

Distributed Partitioned Views

By Itzik Ben-Gan

Learn how to deploy the technology behind Microsoft's scale-out strategy.

Installing Service Pack 2

By Michael Otey

Follow these steps to ensure that your SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) upgrade goes smoothly.

DOJ vs. Microsoft

By Michael Otey

The Microsoft split won’t do the company—or consumers—any good.

Ragged Hierarchies

By Russ Whitney

Here’s how SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services handles unbalanced hierarchies.

Datetime Values in Access Projects

By Rick Dobson

Learn how Access handles dates and times to extract results in the format you need.

Answers from Microsoft

By Richard Waymire

Here are answers to readers’ questions about dropping a database, starting SQL Server Services, and more.

Managing Multiple Instances

By Kalen Delaney

Learn more about SQL Server 2000's ability to run multiple SQL Server installations on one machine.

Using T-SQL with Magic Squares

By Itzik Ben-Gan

Learning how to use T-SQL to populate magic square can sharpen your programming skills for more practical tasks.

Debugging with Visual InterDev

By Ken Spencer

Follow these steps to unleash the full power of the Visual InterDev debugging tool.

Readers' Tips and Tricks

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A reader revisits a June Reader to Reader tip about shrinking active log files, which could have disastrous consequences, and shares a safe way to shrink log files.

The Physical Design

By Michelle A. Poolet

Create a physical design to document and verify all of your database's physical implementation requirements before you start implementing the live database.

An Early Look: SQL Server 2000 Windows CE

By Morris Lewis

This pint-sized application gives mobile users powerful database functionality.

Setting SQL Server 7.0 and IIS Security

By John D. Lambert

Follow these steps to upgrade your SQL Server security and improve data connection performance.

Questions, Answers, and Tips

By Brian Moran

Read about finding installed OLE DB providers, escalating page locks to table locks, setting default values, and Microsoft's support policy for existing SQL Server versions.

The Future of SQL Server

By Brian Moran

Contributing editor and SQL Server MVP Brian Moran talked recently with Paul Flessner, Microsoft’s VP of SQL Server and middleware, about the evolution of SQL Server and its role in corporate IT environments.

Linked Servers

By Brian Knight

Linked servers, the core technology in SQL Server 2000 distributed partitioned views, let you use distributed queries to query a SQL Server or non-SQL Server database as if it were on the local server.

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