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by Mary V. Hooke – SQL Server is a robust tool that provides many useful features. But with so much functionality available, you can easily overlook the important features. These 10 tips point out some often overlooked techniques.

by Brad M. McGehee – As a DBA or SQL Server developer, you may run into cases where it would be handy to script data stored in one table so that it can be transferred somewhere else. Some of the reasons you might want to do this include:

Microsoft Corp. and MERANT DataDirect announced the upcoming release of a beta version of the Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Driver. This technology, licensed through an agreement with MERANT DataDirect, enables users of the Java and J2EE platforms to integrate with

Book by Joel McClure, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray – How to break into a Windows 2000 system and, by extension, how to go about defending against attacks. Sections deal with tools for locating victim systems, gaining access to them, and either damaging them, overloading them, or using them as bases

By Curt A. Gilman – Bulk copy program (bcp), the command-line bulk copy utility that ships with all SQL Server releases, is an oft-overlooked but essential component of a DBA’s toolkit. Although the utility gets stuck in the SQL Server program folder without so much as a shortcut on the Start menu—a

By Girija Chavala – This presentation offers an overview of SQL Server 7.0, how it works and how to use it.

By Michael Otey – It’s hard to believe, but it’s service pack time already. Service Pack 1 (SP1) for SQL Server 2000 installs like earlier service packs; however, in addition to the service pack for the database engine and SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, SP1 includes a service pack component just

This relationship involves Embarcadero™ adding Lumigent’s Log Explorer™ product to its Microsoft® SQL Server™ database management product portfolio. Log Explorer makes direct use of the Microsoft SQL Server transaction log to help resolve elusive application or user problems, quickly and selectively

SQL Server 2000 includes many new features that extend its capabilities as a high performance relational database system with a rich development environment. This article presents an overview of new product features including AWE support, new data types, new user-defined and built-in functions as we