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BI Storage Revolution

SQL Server Pro

Learn how a prototype running Windows 2003 x64, SQL Server 2005 x64, 32 GB RAM, and direct-attached 7200 RPM SATA disks competes with megaservers costing ten to twenty times more. Microsoft's Rich Johnson reveals how to radically lower storage cost.


Pare Down and Power Up

By Rich Johnson, 02/22/2006

Today’s large business intelligence implementations require servers that deliver tremendous capacity and bandwidth. Check out this low-cost solution that could rock the database ...

Putting Together Your High Availability Puzzle

By Ron Talmage, 02/22/2006

In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft not only added database mirroring to achieve higher availability but also substantially improved existing availability features.

How Not to Use USE

By Microsoft's SQL Server Development Team, 02/22/2006

Microsoft’s Gert Drapers provides a script for retrieving table information.

Tableau Software 1.5

By Michael Otey, 02/22/2006

Tired of using pivot tables to analyze and graph your data? Tableau is quick and easy to use with great features and graphing display options.

Time to Move On

By Michael Otey, 02/22/2006

There's no better time to move from VB 6.0 to VB 2005. You’ll stay ahead of the technology curve and may find new features you can’t live without.

Using the CLR with C# DLLs

By Microsoft's SQL Server Development Team, 02/22/2006

Microsoft’s Patrick Conlan explains how C# DLLs will work with the CLR in SQL Server 2005.

Catch That Bug!

By Itzik Ben-Gan, 02/22/2006

You try to run a SELECT query and sp_who in the same batch, but only the SELECT query returns results. Find the bug.

Custom Aggregations: The Cursor Technique

By Itzik Ben-Gan, 02/22/2006

This four-part series about custom aggregation solutions kicks off with an evaluation of the cursor technique.

Get Out the Big Guns

By Matt Nunn, 02/22/2006

Some SQL Server 2005 features could change the way you think about database systems, but these features might take some work. Take a look at some of the changes you’ll see when ...

Vendor Briefs, March 2006

By Editors, 02/22/2006

Our editors share insights from their conversations with NetEx, TimeSpring Software, Stone Bond Technologies, and InterCerve.

Compression Basics

By Tyler Chessman, 02/22/2006

If you're embarking on a solution for compressing data, you'll find this compression overview helpful.

The Case of the Multitudinous Dates

By Brian Larson, 02/22/2006

A date with a fig lands B.I. Powers in an investigation of a mysterious fruit theft. Can Powers help the nutty culprit create a time dimension?

New Products, March 2006

By Blake Eno, 02/22/2006

Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products.

The Logical Puzzle

By Itzik Ben-Gan, 02/22/2006

Separate a deck of cards into two piles so that each pile contains the same number of face-up cards. Sound easy? How about if you’re blindfolded?

What’s a Snapshot?

By Microsoft's SQL Server Development Team, 02/22/2006

Microsoft’s Patrick Conlan gives a brief explanation of database snapshots.

Searching for a Trace

By Kalen Delaney, 02/22/2006

SQL Server 2005 includes a new default trace enabled option. Just what does this mysterious option do?

Zip Your Data

By Tyler Chessman, 02/22/2006

Add compression capabilities to SQL Server 2005 by leveraging the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and taking advantage of the new varbinary(max) data type.


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