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Balance Design Choices for Top Performance

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Build a smooth-running performance-engineering process by using these design, monitoring, and maintenance techniques. Then you'll be able to anticipate certain behaviors and characteristics and determine how they will affect performance.


Implementing Supertypes and Subtypes

By Michelle A. Poolet, 10/26/2006

Are you unsure how to use supertypes and subtypes to your advantage? Learn why they are used and how to implement them correctly.

Database Design for Performance

By Kimberly L. Tripp, 10/26/2006

In a database performance-engineering process, applying the right design techniques will ensure smooth-running operations. Here’s a laundry list of essential technical items you ...

New Products

By Blake Eno, 10/26/2006

The Hidden Costs of Row-Level Versioning

By Kalen Delaney, 10/26/2006

Row-level versioning can stress your tempdb database—but you can mitigate the increased demand by monitoring tempdb usage using SQL Server 2005 tools.

Virtual Labs for SQL Server 2005

By Michael Otey, 10/26/2006

Using Microsoft's virtual labs, you can get hands-on experience with SQL Server 2005—but which of the 17 SQL Server 2005 virtual labs should you try first? Here's a quick preview ...

The Perils of T-SQL Randomization

By Itzik Ben-Gan, 10/26/2006

T-SQL randomization isn't particularly straightforward. But some improvements in SQL Server 2005—the use of TOP with input expressions, the APPLY operator, and the TABLESAMPLE ...

SQL Health and History Tool

By Kevin Kline, 10/26/2006

A free Microsoft change-management and trending tool helps you head off potential performance problems and get the most out of your multi–SQL Server environment.

The Logical Puzzle

By Itzik Ben-Gan, 10/26/2006

How many hands did my wife shake at a party of eight? The answer lies in pure logic.

Hit Software's DBMoto 5.0

By Michael K. Campbell, 10/26/2006

Check out DBMoto 5.0 if you're looking for a replication solution that's highly scalable and had been designed to help you move and copy data between heterogeneous database ...

Itanium's Comeback

By Michael Otey, 10/26/2006

Despite media rumors, Intel's Itanium is still alive and well. Find out how its high-end power will save it from demise.

Making the Most of Login Controls with ASP.NET

By Rick Dobson, 10/26/2006

ASP.NET 2.0 lets you use Visual Studio login controls with a SQL Server membership provider to dramatically simplify Web-site membership management.

Take Control of Your Reports with ReportViewer, Part 2

By Brian Larson, 10/26/2006

The ReportViewer control is a powerful tool for integrating reports into Windows and Web form applications. You can make it even more powerful if you're willing to write a few ...


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