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Denormalization Strategies

In building a database, typically we want a well normalized design. However there are cases for considering options for denormalization in complex systems. Timothy Claason gives you some thoughts on the subject.

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SQL Server Central launches online training for SQL Server Developers, DBA’s, and Analyst’s

Build your SQL Server skills without leaving your desk.

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Beginning T-SQL 2008 - Book Review

A book review of a new T-SQL book for SQL Server 2008, written by longtime SQLServerCentral author and MVP, Kathi Kellenburger.

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SQL Server 2008 Audit Change Group

Auditing your SQL Server instances has become more of a concern these days. SQL Server 2008 introduced a new feature named SQL Server Audit. Enabling this feature can be done in just a few simple steps, but so could disabling this feature. And when it comes to audits, many times you are asked to provide proof that the audit itself has not been tampered with.

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SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Enhancements Part - II

Continuing with his series on changes in SQL Server 2008, Arshad Ali takes a look at table enhancements and new data types.

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Log Growing Pains

Understanding the transaction log seems to be a very difficult concept fro mos DBAs to grasp. Jason Brimhall brings us a new article that helps to troubleshoot the cause of log growths.

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SQL Saturday #41 - Register and Call for Speakers

If you'll be near Atlanta on Apr 24, 2010, come to SQL Saturday #41. If you are at all interested in speaking, submit a session.

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Kimball University: Three ETL Compromises to Avoid

Why neglecting slowly changing dimensions, failing to capture metadata and overlooking scope creep can be the undoing of a dimensional data warehousing initiative.

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Is Your Database Application DeadLock and Timeout Resistent?

Is your application scalable under increased activity? Timothy Claason brings us a methodology for testing how your application will deal with database load.

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Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 2010 PASS Community Summit

There are some good reasons to think about attending the 2010 PASS Community Summit.

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Raw Materials - Robotic Resources

Derek is judged by a jury of his peers.

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Database Activity Monitoring Part 2 - SQL Injection Attacks

If you think through the web sites you visit on a daily basis the chances are that you will need to login to verify who you are. In most cases your username would be stored in a relational database along with all the other registered users on that web site. Hopefully your password will be encrypted and not stored in plain text.

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How to use Database mail feature in SQL Server 2000

This article describes a way by which we could use the feature of database mail in SQL Server 2000 itself which is a lot easier than SQL Mail.

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Immerse Yourself in Advanced SQL Server Knowledge with Paul S. Randal and Kimberly L. Tripp

A chance to dive deep into SQL Server with Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp this Spring in Boston.

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SQL Saturday #39 - New York City

Come to this great one day training event in New York, New York. SQL Saturday comes to the Big Apple and is a great way to get free training on all aspects of SQL Server.

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Procedural, Semi-Procedural and Declarative Programming in SQL

A lot of the time, the key to making SQL databases perform well is to take a break from the keyboard and rethink the way of approaching the problem; and rethinking in terms of a set-based declarative approach. Joe takes a simple discussion abut a problem with a UDF to illustrate the point that ingrained procedural reflexes can often prevent us from seeing simpler set-based techniques.

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Converting Access Queries with iff() and DLookup() to SQL Server

This article gives a description of the iff() and DLookup() functions in Access 2007, and a method to converting them to SQL. SQL Server monitoring made easy "Keeping an eye on our many SQL Server instances is much easier with SQL Response." Mike Lile.Download a free trial of SQL Response now.

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TSQL Challenge 25 - Appointments and Recurring Schedules

The task is to look at the appointments and the recurrence of schedules to come up with a list of meetings for a given period.

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Database Activity Monitoring Part 1 - An Introduction

We are inundated with new technologies and products designed to help make our organisations safe from hackers and other malcontents. One technology that has gained ground over the past few years is database activity monitoring. It makes sense to protect valuable databases, and by adding an intelligent monitor capable of sniffing out threats an additional level of protection can be gained. But what is database activity monitoring and why should you care?

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SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Enhancements Part - I

SQL Server 2008 has a number of enhancements over 2005 that make it a more capable platform. New author Arshad Ali brings us an overview and some code about a few T-SQL changes.

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Mnesia: A Distributed DBMS Rooted in Concurrency

Find out what makes Mnesia, the Erlang-based database management system, perfect for distribution across a network of computers.

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Implementing User-Defined Hierarchies in SQL Server Analysis Services

To be able to drill into multidimensional cube data at several levels, you must implement all of the hierarchies on the database dimensions. Then you'll create the attribute relationships necessary to optimize performance. Analysis Services hierarchies offer plenty of possibilities for displaying the data that your business requires. Rob Sheldon continues his series on SQL Server Analysis Services 2008.

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