Author: Ben Taylor

Editorials

SQL Server Versions: Faster! Slower! Wait! Go!

Watch the Latest SelectViews SQL Server Weekly Show We posted the show to the site on Friday – watch it online here. SQL Server Versions I’ve had a number of you mention that you’re concerned about the versioning with SQL Server. Specifically, with the shorter version cycles, new updates, service packs and such coming at a faster rate, how will […]

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Watch The Latest SelectViews Show on SSWUG.ORG

SQL Server Show Available on the Site Now SelectViews – SQL Server 2008 Features, Upcoming Events, SQL Server Job Tips and More. Get the 60 second tip of the day, find out about SQL Server 2008 and what it could mean for DBAs and much more in the show this week. > Watch Here Featured Article(s) Moving to DB2 9: […]

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SQL Server 2008 … Correction, and Thoughts

Looking for THE Technical Conference on SQL Server, Visual Studio and .NET? If you’re trying to figure out where you can get access to the best experts, great content, third-party software and how-to information, you should definitely check out the Connections Conference in November, SSWUG will be there with our own track of sessions, and you can register for the […]

Editorials

SQL Server 2008 … Correction, and Thoughts

Looking for THE Technical Conference on SQL Server, Visual Studio and .NET? If you’re trying to figure out where you can get access to the best experts, great content, third-party software and how-to information, you should definitely check out the Connections Conference in November, SSWUG will be there with our own track of sessions, and you can register for the […]

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An Approach or Three to Categorization with SQL Server

Watch the Latest SelectViews Here > Watch Now – The Weekly SQL Server Show from SSWUG.ORG Featured Article(s) Troubleshooting error 3628 In this article, Alexander Chigrik explains how you can troubleshoot error 3628. Managing SQL Server-Based Email? If so, you may have come to realize how difficult and what a pain it can be to manage the bounce emails and […]

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Taxonomies and Tagging – Are They The Same?

Featured Article(s) Understanding Windows Management Instrumentation Microsoft has come up with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI); a COM based technology that can be used to retrieve system-related information from a computer system. This is a component of the Windows OS that can be used to retrieve hardware information from a system of any kind. You can use WMI to retrieve both […]

Editorials

Taxonomies and Tagging – Are They The Same?

Featured Article(s) Understanding Windows Management Instrumentation Microsoft has come up with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI); a COM based technology that can be used to retrieve system-related information from a computer system. This is a component of the Windows OS that can be used to retrieve hardware information from a system of any kind. You can use WMI to retrieve both […]

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How To Hire a SQL Server DBA (questions answered!)

Featured Article(s) How to Hire a DBA? Your Questions Answered. Chris Shaw – Recently I posted an article on How to hire a DBA, I followed that up with a sample of questions that I would ask a DBA during an interview. I have presented the How to Hire a DBA as a 60 min session and I the questions […]