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Any other conferences you know cover the basics to get you really productive, don’t require any travel AND offer a 100% guarantee? Didn’t think so.
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Now on SSWUGtv:
Watch: Handling a DBA interview. A Mock interview with questions, answers and more.
Watch: SelectViews: Interview with Kim Tripp and Paul Randal
Featured Article(s)
Handling Concurrency issues in ADO.NET (Part I)
Concurrency conflicts can be handled seamlessly with ADO.NET. In this series of articles on Concurrency, we will take a look at what data concurrency is and it can be handled efficiently in ADO.NET. We will discuss, the types of Concurrency in ADO.NET, Optimistic concurrency, Pessimistic concurrency and the best practices in choosing between Optimistic and Pessimistic Concurrency in our applications.
500,000 Database Servers on the ‘Net
Man-O-Man. David Litchfield did some audit work on the ‘net testing to see how many database servers were exposed – living directly on the Internet without protection of a firewall.
500,000. Give or take a few.
Wow. We’ve talked repeatedly on the show and in webcasts, articles and editorials about the fact that your database server really has no business being directly on the Internet. Behind a firewall, cloaked from the world, is the best practice. In fact, it should be the only practice.
So, while I know that now SSWUG readers are part of this group (right?!), make sure you talk with other DBAs and let them know – if they’re part of this number, which included both SQL Server AND Oracle, they need to get with the program.
Featured White Paper(s)
Accelerating Access to Enterprise Files over the WAN
In enterprises today, there is a growing need to share and co-develop documents and files of various types. These include gen… (read more)
Foolproof Upgrades for SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005 is a major new release of Microsoft’s flagship database platform. But how do you know when is the right time … (read more)
Data Privacy Compliance in the Application Testing Environment
Privacy breaches are making headlines, as organizations scramble to protect the confidentiality of their critical customer an… (read more)
Metadata-Driven Data Integration – Ensuring Enterprise-Wide Visibility and Transparency with Metadata Management
More than ever, leading organizations are managing metadata as part of the data integration lifecycle. Unlike a standalone m… (read more)