Join us on May 2nd, as we discuss preparing for DDoS attacks, building resiliency, overcoming obstacles and key preparations to make now before ransomware attacks.
In the Q&A "Real vs. Auto-Created Indexes" (May 2003, InstantDoc ID 38441), you discussed auto-created statistics and how these statistics often identify columns on which you should create a real index. I have several columns that have both...
Last month, I accompanied several representatives from Windows & .NET Magazine to various Dell facilities in the Austin, Texas, area. Most readers are probably somewhat familiar with Dell (formerly Dell Computer), the world's largest PC maker...
In July, Microsoft released a critical security fix, warning users that attackers could use the specified vulnerability to take over users' systems and wreak havoc on the Internet. A month later the infamous MSBlaster worm exploited that...
Euan Garden, SQL Server Product Unit Manager, will present information about the upcoming SQL Server release, Yukon, on October 28th at 7:30 p.m. The event, which takes place during the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles...
Congratulations to Willem Grobbelaar, a SQL Server DBA for Comparex Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, and Simon Lidberg, in Stockholm, Sweden. Willem won first prize of $100 for the best solution to the September Reader Challenge, "Restoring...
Are you planning to evaluate a 64-bit version of SQL Server 2000 for an upcoming project? Several readers have asked, "Where can I get an evaluation copy? I can't find one on the Microsoft Web site." I did some checking and, sure enough, Microsoft...