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SQL injection attacks point to need for more secure software
Blog Like an increasing number of such attacks, it exploited weaknesses in web based applications by using the well known technique of ‘SQL injection’ to access and steal 130 million credit card numbers. At a recent (ISC)2 Secure London seminar the...
[August 26, 2009, 18:39]
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]
SQL Tools Make Fast Work
White Papers The purpose of any interactive SQL tool is to let the user enter SQL statements and get results back. The term SQL statements includes PL/SQL blocks and now, in Oracle Database 10g Release 2, XML queries.
[October 11, 2006, 1:00]
SQL Server and Visual Studio get updated
News It's been five years, for example, since Microsoft released the last version of SQL Chief executive Steve Ballmer officially launched SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, along with a new beta of the company's BizTalk
[November 8, 2005, 9:35]
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]
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (Level 200)
White Papers Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a new redistributable version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 that is available at no cost. This webcast helps one learn about the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition features intended specifically for database...
[October 6, 2005, 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]
SAFE: SQL Slammer Worm Attack Mitigation
White Papers This white paper discusses the recently released SQL Slammer worms and their effects on the network and its hosts. And looks at the numerous technologies are available that mitigate the detrimental effects of the worm.
[December 1, 2004, 10:54]
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit): Advantages of a 64-Bit Environment
White Papers Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) offers dramatic improvements in memory availability and parallel processing performance compared with SQL Server software running in a 32-bit environment.
[November 13, 2004, 2:00]
Momentum Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Competitive Migrations (Level 100)
White Papers Microsoft SQL Server 2005 provides an efficient and powerful platform for enterprise-class relational database and analysis solutions that perform competitively against Oracle Database 10g in security, availability, scalability, and integration...
[April 14, 2007, 1:01]
SQL Anywhere Studio
Downloads SQL Anywhere Studio is a comprehensive package that provides data management and enterprise data synchronization to enable the rapid development and deployment of database-powered applications for mobile, embedded and small to medium sized...
[May 17, 2007, 8:00]
SQL Server 2005 Security: Strong Security That Is Easy to Configure and Manage - An Overview for Database Administrators
White Papers SQL Server 2005 is the first version of this server software released since Microsoft developed and implemented its Trustworthy Computing initiative. This paper covers some of the most important new security features in SQL Server 2005 and how as...
[December 20, 2006, 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 2000 Database Recovery: Backup and Restore
White Papers In this session, we will discuss the new SQL Server recovery models, as well as the enhancements made to backup and restore on the newly redesigned SQL Server 2000. We will also talk about the enhancements and challenges you may encounter while...
[September 15, 2003, 0:00]
MSDN Webcast: SQL Server 2005 Essentials (Part 08 of 14): The XML Data Type (Level 200)
White Papers This eighth webcast of a 14-part series examines how to use the XML data type in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. A new type of data has gained popularity in recent years, XML has evolved from a simple data transfer format to a data storage format that...
[December 31, 2008, 0:00]
SQL/XML in JDBC Applications
White Papers This paper explores different approaches for creating XML structures from SQL queries by comparing SQL/XML to custom-coded solutions using JDBC and SAX or DOM and to proprietary XML extensions from the database vendors.
[June 6, 2008, 8:05]
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]
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]
SQL Total Compare
Downloads SSW SQL Total Compare is a valuable tool for SQL Server replication. The amount of conflicts I had before using SSW Total Compare was huge! It made the previously difficult task of achieving full synchronization as easy as clicking the 'ok...
[October 11, 2005, 8:00]
TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional (Part 2 of 11): Security (Level 200)
White Papers Securing SQL Server system requires a variety of defenses. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 provides numerous mechanisms to reduce the attackable surface area, from features that are configured "off by default" to more complex features that can encrypt...
[April 5, 2006, 0:00]
