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- How do I... Reseed a SQL Server identity column?
- Microsoft SQL Server's identity column generates sequential values for new records using a seed value. You can control the column's first and subsequent values, by specifying those values when you create the column. The good news is that seeding and reseeding an identity column is easy and relatively safe, if...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Column, Value, Susan Harkins, Identity Column, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-07-15
- lizardControls (zip)
- Form control to make simple work of building SQL Server database applications without the need to use any of the Microsoft Data controls supplied with Visual Studio. Let the lizardLogon control discover the servers running on your local machine or network, all you need to do is drop this on...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, lizardControlAgent, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-14
- 10+ tips for getting the best performance out of your SQL Server data types
- Data integrity and performance are the driving force behind almost every decision you make during the design and development process. Defining appropriate data types is one of the easiest ways to let SQL Server help you help yourself.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Susan Harkins, Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-07-10
- Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August
- The long wait for SQL Server 2008 is nearly over. At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston on July 9, Bob Kelly, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Infrastructure Server Marketing, told attendees that SQL Server 2008 will be on the August price list. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Databases, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins
- Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...
- Tags: Attacker, Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Outlook, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Microsoft delivers 'important' patches
- Microsoft on Tuesday delivered nine important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook Web Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- TurboDB Managed (msi)
- TurboDB Managed is the invisible SQL database for .NET a pplications. We call it invisible because the user never notices it is there. It is so small, fast and completely maintenance free. It is written 100% in C# and therefore does not require any additional permission + TurboDB Managed is...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Database Management, dataWeb, TurboDB Managed, Databases, Advertising & Promotion, .Net, C#, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-08
- DB Compare 2008 (exe)
- DBC ensuring your applications don't fail due to a missing database structure object DBC Database Compare is a fast, comprehensive database structure and data comparison tool.DBC can compares the schema of two Microsoft SQL Server databases and quickly locates the differences in tables, views, stored procedures or any other object...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, D-Softs, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-06-30
- SQL Server DMV Client (exe)
- Browse SQL Server DMVs Dynamic Management Views and quickly view user session performance information without having to run any SQL code. Locate long running sessions, blocked queries, queries with large I/O, CPU, or Memory activity. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL-Server-Pages, Performance Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-06-30
- EZ Manage SQL Enterprise (msi)
- EZ Manage SQL, a Microsoft approved solution, offers SMB and enterprise organisations an affordable and easy-to-use application for Microsoft SQL Server management. Providing customers with a set of comprehensive maintenance and command tools from one centralised console, EZ Manage SQL is a real all-in-one solution that automates and simplifies typical...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, Future IT Software, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-06-25
- SQL Partition Manager (msi)
- SQL Partition Manager provides a wizard-driven interface to partition tables in a large SQL Server database to achieve optimal performance and efficiency. You can also use it to delete, split, and merge partitions. The steps required to accomplish these tasks are so intuitive that you won`t even have to open...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, DonWellSoft, SQL Partition Manager, Hardware Upgrade, Databases, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Data Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-06-25
- A visit to the Microsoft Newseum
- The nice thing about visiting the Microsoft newseum is that all the technology looks pretty familiar but there's always something new to learn about packaging - about Microsoft's amazing ability to bring 1980s Unix ideas forward as magically new again. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Whitehorn, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, UNIX, Operating Systems, Databases, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- xSQL Profiler (msi)
- xSQL Profiler is an easy to install, easy to use, agent-less SQL Server monitoring tool that can be utilized for performance, auditing and compliance related tasks. Monitor multiple SQL Servers from one central location - choose SQL Servers and databases you want to monitor, define precise traces to trace exactly...
- Tags: Monitor, Microsoft SQL Server, Trace, xSQL Profiler, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-06-12
- TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 for SAP Customers (Level 200)
- This webcast talks about what will be delivered to SAP customers in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 including compression, minimal logging, parallelism improvements, and query handling enhancements. This webcast shows how upgrading or migrating to SQL Server 2008 can result in multiple improvements for the SAP implementations.
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP AG, Microsoft TechNet, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-06-12
- MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008 With Denny Cherry (Level 200)
- This webcast explores the new support for spatial data in Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The presenter discusses the new features for handling spatial data, shares his vast experience managing huge SQL Server databases, and answers the questions about SQL Server.
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-06-11
- Final release of SQL Server 2008 inches closer
- Final release of SQL Server 2008 inches closerAvailable on msdn downloads for freehttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=35f53843-03f7-4ed5-8142-24a4c024ca05&DisplayLang=en
- Tags: Databases, Final Release, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server
- Discussion threads 2008-06-10
- Final release of SQL Server 2008 inches closer
- Microsoft made available to select testers on June 5 the near-final Release Candidate RC 0 of SQL Server 2008. As of Friday, Microsoft had released the latest test build of its database to TechNet Plus and Microsoft Developer NetworkMSDN subscribers only. The new build wasn't on the...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- SQL Server Find (EXE)
- SQL Server Find is a database tool for use with Microsoft SQL Server. With SQL Server Find you can search for database objects using search criteria like: contains text using regular expressions creation date object type (e.g. views, procedures, triggers) object name using regular expressions object size.Version 3.3.2 is a...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Regular Expression, Radek Holding, SQL Server Find, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-06-06
- MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: T-SQL Tips and Tricks in SQL Server 2008 With Andrew Karcher (Level 200)
- This webcast is for Transact-SQL (T-SQL) lover. The presenter introduces to several new features of SQL Server 2008, including the hierarchy ID data type, the FileStream object, table-valued parameters, and large user-defined types.
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-06-04
- How do I... Identify and delete duplicates from SQL Server tables?
- Duplicate records in a database are bad. You can't tolerate them. At the very least, they'll produce misleading analysis. At the worst, they'll totally wreck everything. The good news is that finding and deleting duplicate records in Microsoft's SQL Server isn't a difficult task. However, determining just what constitutes a...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Susan Harkins, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2008-06-03
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