A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases. A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have ...

Guys I'm migrating a sql server 2000 database server to a knew sql2000 database server. I have already detached the databases from<BR>the old server and reattached them to the new server. The problem ...

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

Only three of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.’s 30 developers have expertise in using the native programming language for Microsoft Corp.’s SQL Server database. So for two major upcoming IT projects, the New ...

The latest SQL Server comes packed with support for Linux, automatic tuning and other enhancements that will enhance and simplify the use of the database platform. Today at the Microsoft Ignite ...

How do I assign permissions to users to see SQL Agent Jobs? Your email has been sent You can give your users rights to check if reports have run or jobs are complete without granting full admin rights ...

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...

Protecting databases using encryption is a basic data security best practice and a regulatory compliance requirement in many industries. Databases represent the hub of an information supply chain.

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People with corrupted or damaged SQL Server files can take hope with the release of the latest version of a SQL recovery tool. DataNumen has released DataNumen SQL Recovery version 2.1, a Windows ...