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MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Essentials: Security Enhancements (Part 5 of 14) (Level 200)
White Papers Microsoft SQL Server 2005 features the integration of the Common Language Runtime (CLR) component of the .NET Framework for Microsoft Windows. Since the CLR is hosted in the SQL Server engine, users are able to use the CLR security features.
[April 5, 2006, 0:00]
Microsoft reveals 'Kilimanjaro', SQL Server plans
News Microsoft said that the next version of its SQL Server database — to be called SQL Server 2008 R2 — will work with up to 256 logical processors as well as add a set of business intelligence capabilities previously known as 'Kilimanjaro'.
[May 12, 2009, 12:00]
SQL Server 2005 Helps Swedish Tool Maker Gain Faster Reporting
White Papers The company created a data warehouse for reporting and analytics using Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services is used to create multidimensional data cubes for analytics, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting...
[February 23, 2007, 0:00]
SQL Server 2005 Gives Microsoft IT FeedStore Group Enterprise-Grade ETL and Encryption
White Papers FeedStore, which pulls data from 39 internal sources and feeds some 500 subscribing applications, was running flawlessly on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. But the company upgraded to SQL Server 2005 in order to take advantage of the...
[January 1, 2007, 0:00]
Technical Comparison of Oracle Database Vs. SQL Server 2000: Focus on Performance
White Papers This paper describes the technical differences between Oracle Database 10g Release 2, the latest version of Oracle Database, and SQL Server 2000 that explain Oracle Database's superior performance in both benchmarks as well as real customer...
[August 4, 2005, 6:00]
SQL Server 2008: a first look review
Reviews Microsoft has made some big promises for SQL Server 2008, a major update of its enterprise database product. A new feature lets SQL Server encrypt data in transit transparently. Microsoft claims SQL Server 2008 will run 14 per cent faster than SQL...
[May 27, 2008, 9:37]
Technical Comparison of Oracle Database 10g Vs. SQL Server 2005: Focus on Performance
White Papers This paper summarizes the main technical differences between Oracle Database 10g Release 2, the latest version of Oracle Database, and SQL Server 2005, the new release of Microsoft's SQL Server product, focusing on the major techniques commonly...
[March 3, 2006, 0:01]
SQL Server Advanced Protection and Fast Recovery with Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager
White Papers Microsoft SQL Server is the fastest growing RDBMS solution and supports a vast range of business critical applications. This paper discusses how the Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN provides the optimal storage architecture for local and remote...
[November 25, 2008, 12:55]
MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2005: Security for Mere Mortals (Level 300)
White Papers Microsoft SQL Server 2005 includes many security enhancements, from data encryption and key management to advanced context impersonation. This webcast explains the major improvements in the security space and shows how to get the most out of the...
[July 7, 2006, 0:00]
SQL Server Compare
Downloads SQL Server Compare is an easy-to-use tool that compares 2 SQL Server database schemas and list differences. You can view or save SQL scripts of differing objects. Compares tables, stored procedures, indexes, triggers, users, views and record counts.
[June 5, 2002, 8:12]
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Management and Security (Level 300)
White Papers This webcast explains how to configure, manage, and secure the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services deployment. It also explains how Reporting Services integrates with SQL Server 2005 Management Studio, and gets a demonstration of the new...
[July 7, 2006, 0:00]
Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 Processor, SQL Server 2005 Yield 8X Speedup for Microsoft
White Papers In August, 2005, the group deployed an 11-dimension Volume License Pricing and Sales data warehouse cube based on a pre-release version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and running on a four-way, 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processor-based server.
[March 2, 2009, 21:29]
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 (Part 1 of 3): High-Performance Data Warehousing (Level 300)
White Papers The attendee will learn how to incorporate the new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to provide a high-performance data warehouse that can scale to larger number of users and growing volumes of data.
[March 24, 2008, 0:02]
Amazon 'cloud' to offer Windows, SQL Server options
News Amazon said on Wednesday that it plans to offer its cloud-computing customers the option of running Microsoft's Windows Server operating system as well as its SQL Server database. The company said that EC2 running Windows Server or SQL Server will...
[October 2, 2008, 11:10]
SQL Server 2005 updated
News Microsoft has released an update to SQL Server 2005 that adds a handful of new features to the database software. The company on Wednesday said Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 includes new database mirroring tools and closer ties to SAP's...
[April 19, 2006, 17:05]
SQL Server Critical Update Tools
Downloads The three tools previously available for download on this page -- SQL Server 2000 SQL Scan, SQL Check, and SQL Critical Update -- have been consolidated into a single download, the SQL Critical Update Kit.
[February 15, 2003, 7:45]
SQL Server 2000 Failover Clustering
White Papers Achieving high availability requires a whole solution, part of which includes the SQL Server 2000 Server failover clustering. Users demand not only performance and scalability, but availability of the applications they use.
[December 22, 2006, 0:00]
SQL Server 2000 Collection Practice Test
Downloads SQL Server 2000 Collection Practice Test lets you have the chance to pass MCDBA certification exam in first attempt. MCDBA - SQL Server 2000 Collection study notes, articles, and mock test. Includes exam simulator for 70-228 + 70-229 certification...
[April 30, 2007, 11:10]
SQL Server 2005 Improves Scalability, Performance of Risk-Management Solution
White Papers To capitalize on scalability and performance enhancements in SQL Server 2005, NetEconomy decided to incorporate it as its internal database. NetEconomy delivers real-time enterprise software solutions to financial institutions for monitoring...
[February 23, 2007, 0:00]
MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Essentials (Part 14 of 14): ADO.NET 2.0 (Level 200)
White Papers This final webcast of a 14-part series on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 discusses this new model, which includes provider registration, provider factories, data source enumerators, connection string handling, generalized schema handling, and provider...
[September 8, 2006, 0:00]
