Security

October 2000

Microsoft introduced changes in security implemention in SQL Server 7.0. Confusion about the changes led many administrators to leave their security implementation plans unchanged or to leave holes through which unauthorized users can get to the data. In this issue, Morris Lewis demonstrates how you can build a security plan for SQL Server 7.0 or 2000 that's manageable, flexible, and verifiably secure.

September MDX Puzzle Solution Revealed

By Russ Whitney

The September puzzle presents a virtual cube called Trained Cube.

Tip: Tracking Concurrency Violations

By Brian Moran

You can use DBCC CONCURRENCYVIOLATION to check whether users of SQL Server Personal Edition or SQL Server Desktop Edition are reaching the threshold of concurrent batches.

Responsible Denormalization

By Michelle A. Poolet

Learn how to safely and successfully break the design rules of database normalization.

Dynamic Datasheets

By Rick Dobson

Learn how to publish your SQL Server datasheets with FrontPage 2000.

Microsoft Offers SBS 2000 Technology Guarantee

By Paul Thurrott

Microsoft will include SQL Server 2000 in the release of Small Business Server (SBS).

Using a .UDL File from ADO

By Michael Otey

This example illustrates how to assign the ConnectionString property of an ADO connection object by using a .udl file.

Adding a New Data Link File Type to Windows 2000

By Michael Otey

You can manually modify the Windows Registry to add a new Data Link option to Windows Explorer's File, New menu.

October MDX Puzzle

By Russ Whitney

List the beer products that have at least 100 unique customers.

Inside Datetime Data

By Kalen Delaney

Learn the ins and outs of the datatime data type.

The SQLmag Database DDL Script File

By Michelle A. Poolet

Download this Data Definition Language (DDL) script to create the SQLmag database that Michelle A. Poolet uses in her October Solutions by Design article.

Know Your RAID Levels

By Michael Otey

Here's a quick overview of the seven different types of hardware RAID implementations.

Readers' Tips and Tricks

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Readers share their tips for ordering by SQL views, storing SQL Server 7.0 server registrations on a centralized system, and logging third-party applications' transactions.

Microsoft Releases New SQL Server 2000 Benchmark Scores

By Paul Thurrott

SQL Server 2000's new scores comply with the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) requirements that disqualified the company's previous record-setting score.

Questions, Answers, and Tips

By Brian Moran

Learn how to implement hierarchical relationships in SQL Server, how to optimize cursor performance, how and when to use the DBCC CONCURRENCYVIOLATION command, and more.

Creating a Manageable Security Plan

By Morris Lewis

Build a security plan for SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 7.0 that is manageable, flexible, and verifiably secure.

Processing Large XML Files

By Ken Spencer

Check out this Visual Basic COM component for breaking large XML files and streams into manageable chunks for processing.

Building a Cube from a Dimensional Database

By Bob Pfeiff

In a follow-up to his June 2000 article "Relational to Dimensional," the author shows you how to extend a dimensional data mart with preaggregated dimensions and a user-friendly interface.

Using the Data Link API

By Michael Otey

Use the DataLink utility to create an OLE DB management tool that rivals the ODBC Administrator.

Diving for Benchmarks

By Michael Otey

All's fair in love, war, and benchmarks--including challenging TPC-C results. But we all benefit when players concentrate more on database technology and less on corporate intrigue.

Finding the Lost Identity

By Itzik Ben-Gan

Itzik Ben-Gan presents two solutions--one that readers contributed--for situations in which the @@identity function doesn't reflect the correct identity value.

Modifying Views with INSTEAD OF Triggers

By Itzik Ben-Gan

Do you need to create partitioned views that don't meet the requirements for updates? This article, the last in a three-part series about distributed partitioned views, shows you how to create INSTEAD OF triggers to modify the views.

SQL Compare 1.14

By Rodney Landrum

You can use SQL Compare to find differences in databases rather than scanning code line by line.

Answers from Microsoft

By Richard Waymire

Richard Waymire answers questions about running SQL Server on a Win98 machine, setting dateformat, changing compatibility levels, and more.

Ready--Get Sets--Go!

By Russ Whitney

SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services has powerful named sets that can help you get more out of your OLAP reports.

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