A Huge Thank You! Our survey was a huge success due in no small part to our sponsors who donated some amazing prizes. If you’re looking for some killer tools and applications that can truly make your life easier, take a look at these applications – they are great software and our prize winners were really jazzed about winning – […]

New Video: SelectViews Weekly Show On today’s show, we’ll be going into more tips for Accidental DBAs. This series is meant to help people that are only really working with databases part time and just need a few tips and ideas about how to do a little bit at a time. Also, the 60-second SQL Server tip of the day, […]

The Matrix Has You(r Data) I’ve been seeing more and more information about virtualization… of Data. Sure, we’ve all heard about virtual servers, clustering for fault-tolerance, etc. Perhaps you’ve even heard about data storage "in the cloud" and I know we’ve talked here in the editorials and on the SelectViews show about the ramifications of information stored outside your control. […]

Featured Article(s) Tips for using SQL Server 2005 cursors Here are some helpful tips to ensure you use SQL Server 2005 cursors in the most efficient manner possible. SQL Server Licensing Reviewed I know that, time after time, one of the questions that comes up as you work with people installing or just getting going with SQL Server is that […]

Video: SQL Server 2005 Jobs and Tasks SelectViews special – how to work with SQL Server 2005 jobs, tasks and more. We’ll look at monitoring the job system, seeing what the status is, demo the steps to add a TSQL job (specific demo) and a lot more. This is a different format show – would love to have your feedback! […]

Featured Article(s) Using Http Compression through IIS HTTP compression is a technique that can be used to reduce the network bandwidth to a large extent and improve performance. Even if there are downsides to suing it, it terms of CPU and Memory load in the server, they are negligible and wouldn’t be much of a concern. HTTP compression is actually […]

New Video: SQL Server 2005 Jobs and Tasks SelectViews special – how to work with SQL Server 2005 jobs, tasks and more. We’ll look at monitoring the job system, seeing what the status is, demo the steps to add a TSQL job (specific demo) and a lot more. This is a different format show – would love to have your […]

From The SQL Server Connections Conference, Final Report Chris Shaw reports from the conference as things are winding down… When you live on the West coast, then go to the East Coast for a conference, 8:00 AM is really early in the morning! On Day 3, I can tell you that many attendees are feeling it. A number of the […]

Featured Article(s) Troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Development Studio In this article, Alexander Chigrik explains some problems you can have with SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Development Studio. New Video Program Posted: SQLonCall Creating Standards for Managing Your SQL Servers. What Things Should Be Standardized, and How? What Considerations Are There? > Watch the Show Here Other Video Programs/Shows […]

Great Whitepaper in the Library Have you seen the whitepaper in the library – "What to Expect from SQL Server 2008?" Get some solid information about things that are coming, what to expect and what to plan for. You can download your copy here. Chris Shaw’s Report from SQL Server Connections (Our own Chris Shaw is at SQL Server Connections […]