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One had to wait for a long time for an update on this book. Since the SQL Server 2000 edition is was rather quiet. There was no version for SQL Server 2005, but now finally there is the long overdue...
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View ArticleInside Microsoft SQL Server 2008: T-SQL Querying
There is only one author that I would blindly recommend to anyone serious about Transact-SQL and that author is Itzik Ben-Gan. It doesn’t matter if you are a novice, or consider yourself either...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 T-SQL Fundamentals
The title says it all. This book is about the fundamentals of T-SQL, Microsoft SQL Server’s SQL dialect. For advanced stuff the author refers to his other outstanding books “T-SQL Programming” &...
View ArticlePro Full-Text Search in SQL Server 2008
Full-Text Search is one of those “extensions” in SQL Server that can give great results, if used correctly and wisely. But, just as quick, can working with Full-Text Search end up in frustration, when...
View ArticleBeginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008
One of the most interesting new features in SQL Server 2008 is the support for spatial data. This gives developers whole new opportunities to implement geo-sensitive aspects of application at the...
View ArticlePro SQL Server Disaster Recovery
Database server can (and will) fail just like any other electronic device. Therefore it would be grossly negligent not to plan ahead how to deal with such a situation. How the resulting plan looks...
View ArticlePerformance Tuning with SQL Server Dynamic Management Views
Since SQL Server 2005, dynamic management views and functions have complemented, extended, and replaced the options by which DBAs and developers could get insights into the internal workings of SQL...
View ArticleMurach’s PHP and MySQL
Two of the most prominent projects in the Open Source world are without a doubt PHP and MySQL. This combination brings dynamic life to countless websites and even the author of this review is quite...
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