New SelectViews SQL Server Show Available
Learn about SQL Injection, Information and Thoughts About the TJX Data Breach Lawsuit. Noise and News in the Industry, the 60-second SQL Server Tip of the Day, Upcoming Events and a LOT More.
> Watch Here
Also, be sure to catch the SQL on Call show:
[Watch] Finding good technical managers… tips, tricks, lessons learned.
Featured Article(s)
Tips for improving the response time of web pages
Slow responses from the well known web sites like Amazon, Google or Yahoo can cost them huge losses as a web site that has a poor performance can be a major cause of customer dissatisfaction. This is a continuation of my series of articles on improving performance. In the earlier part in this series I discussed the tips and techniques that can be followed for improving web application performance in ASP.NET. In this article we would discuss some important tips that can be followed for fast rendering of web pages.
Reminder: I Need Your Help!
(This survey will close at 11:59p on 4/4/2008 – take the survey now to be eligible for the prizes!)
I want to make SSWUG.ORG EVERYTHING you need it to be, but I need to know what you need. Here’s your chance to let us know what you want to see.
Our community survey is now live. It’s all about you, what you do, how you use SSWUG, your suggestions, what types of systems you support and more. We are also offering a drawing, with a LOT of prizes for winners. You can’t lose, but time is running out!
* Thank you to all those that have donated prizes for this survey! *
Ten (10) $50 cash prizes
Five (5) 5-Year SSWUG.org Memberships
Two (2) Lifetime SSWUG Virtual Conference Passes
One (1) Unlimited user license for SQL Farm Combine + 1 free yr of maint. and support, a ~$5,000 value.(SQL Farms)
One (1) 12 month license for DataDefractor Developer edition. (InteractiveEdge)
One (1) Choice of (1) free license of SQL defrag manager or SQLsecure (Idera)
One (1) Enterprise Edition license of Event Manager for SQL Server including 1 year of Software maintenance (a $1,194 value)
One (1) Choice of (1) license for PowerGadgets, or (1) license for Chart FX – (SoftwareFX)
One (1) Sql Power Tools Enterprise License 2.0 with 3D Visualization.
One (1) Performance Monitor license.
One (1) 12 month Server License of Quest’s Change Director for SQL Server ($1,200 value)
…and here’s a suggestion. On the first page of the survey, you’re prompted for your email and name. This is not used with the answers you provide – so no worries. Second, if you’d like a second entry, on the last page of the survey you’ll have instructions on what to do to have a second entry. So, you have two chances to win. a chance to have input into the direction of SSWUG and we’ll able to also show some interesting information to everyone about the overall DBA community.
Please stop by the site – the survey will only be open for a short time and the responses we can get the more meaningful the information is for the response summaries.
Here’s a direct link to the survey. It shouldn’t take long at all – and the prizes will be substantial!
Featured White Paper(s)
MS SQL Server – An Overview
Whether you’re running a small business that’s ready to take the next step in its growth or an SMB that’s ready to “grow into… (read more)
ADABAS/Natural Migration to the Cost-Effective Relational Database, DB2 or SQL Server
To cut your Total Cost of Ownership, migrating away from legacy languages and databases is a good start. BluePhoenix™ DBMSMig… (read more)