Michael Sorens

Essential Tools for the WPF Novice

When Michael sets out to do something, there are no half-measures; So when he set out to learn WPF, we...

19 May 2010 18 min read

Richard Morris

Brian Kernighan: Geek of the Week

When anyone mentions 'Kernighan and Ritchie', we all know what they are referring to: that brief book that introduced the...

19 May 2010 13 min read

Jonathan Allen

Is this table replicated?

Another in the potentially quite sporadic series of I need to do … but I cant find it on the...

17 May 2010 2 min read

Roger Hart

Pub banter – content strategy at the ballot box?

Last night, I was challenged to explain (and defend) content strategy. Three sheets to the wind after a pub quiz,...

14 May 2010 2 min read

Sean Duffy

Virtual Machine Storage Provisioning and Best Practises

If you're using virtualization technology, then at some point you'll have run out of (or will run out of) virtual...

14 May 2010 17 min read

Tony Davis

Access Denied

When Microsoft executives wake up in the night screaming, I suspect they are having a nightmare about their own version...

13 May 2010 3 min read

Jonathan Allen

Welcome to Jackstown

I live in a small town, the population count isn’t that great but let me introduce you to some of...

12 May 2010 5 min read

Rod Colledge

Reliable Storage Systems for SQL Server

By validating the IO path before commissioning the production database system, and performing ongoing validation through page checksums and DBCC...

12 May 2010 12 min read

Michael Francis

F1 Pit Pragmatics

“I hate computers. No, really, I hate them. I love the communications they facilitate, I love the conveniences they provide...

07 May 2010 4 min read

Fabiano Amorim

Showplan Operator of the Week – BookMark/Key Lookup

Fabiano continues in his mission to describe the major Showplan Operators used by SQL Server's Query Optimiser. This week he...

07 May 2010 7 min read

Elie Bou Issa

An Introduction to Information Rights Management in Exchange 2010

If you're a Systems Administrator concerned about information security, you could do worse than implementing Microsoft's Information Rights Management system;...

06 May 2010 12 min read

Ben Lye

Troubleshooting Windows Blue Screen Errors

The so-called 'Blue Screen of Death' has inspired fear in the hearts of mere mortals, but Systems Administrators are expected...

06 May 2010 9 min read

Simon Cooper

Developing Schema Compare for Oracle (Part 5): Query Snapshots

If you’ve emailed us about a bug you’ve encountered with the EAP or beta versions of Schema Compare for Oracle,...

30 April 2010 6 min read

Tony Davis

Need to Know

Sometimes, I wonder whether writers of documentation, tutorials and articles stop to ask themselves one very important question: Does the...

29 April 2010 3 min read

Louis Davidson

Can you over-normalize?

Now, don’t get too excited and grab your pitchforks and torches. Clearly, it is extremely possible to overdo something in...

29 April 2010 5 min read

Robert Sheldon

SQL Server Common Table Expression (CTE) Basics

The SQL Server common table expression was introduced into standard T-SQL to simplify queries for which a derived table just...

29 April 2010 11 min read

Rod Colledge

High Performance Storage Systems for SQL Server

Rod Colledge turns his pessimistic mindset to storage systems, and describes the best way to configure the storage systems of...

29 April 2010 14 min read

Phil Factor

Exploring SQL Server table metadata with SSMS and TSQL

Phil shows how to start squeezing powerful magic from SSMS for doing a detailed exploration of the metadata of your...

29 April 2010 21 min read

Jonathan Lewis

Oracle to SQL Server: Crossing the Great Divide, Part 1

When a SQL expert moves from Oracle to SQL Server, he can spot obvious strengths and weaknesses in the product...

28 April 2010 23 min read