Free Webcast: SQL Server 2000 Security Best Practices

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Join SQLServerCentral.com co-founder for this free webcast on SQL Server security best practices. In this session, we will look at how to protect your system from internal and external security factors. We will look at the types of permissions in your database objects, implementing column and row-level security, and protecting yourself from SQL Injection attacks. We'll also cover best practices for basic and advanced protection for your SQL Server system.

Visual Studio 6 MCSD's Eligible to Take 70-300 Free

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MCSD's who certified using Visual Studio 6 are eligible to receive a free exam voucher for the 70-300 exam. You must register for the voucher and take the exam before Sep 30, 2003. Follow the link or visit the MCP secure site directly to register. It takes about a minute and you'll receive a code to prevent to your test vendor when you schedule the exam. Thanks, Microsoft!

Gathering Random Data

• by Brian Knight

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Brian Knight recently had the basic need to retrieve a record from the database at random. What seemed to be an easy task quickly became a complex one. This case showed an interesting quirk with T-SQL that was resolved in an equally quirky way. This quick article shows you a method to retrieve random data or randomize the display of data.

Press Release - SQL Server 2000 for the Oracle DBA

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Chris Kempster (frequent contributor to the site) has released an ebook titled SQL Server 2000 for the Oracle DBA. The press release contains a brief overview of the book plus links to several reviews. Priced at $20 per copy, not bad at all!

How Do You Review a Product?

• by Steve Jones

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What should SQL Server Central provide to the community in a review? Read on and give us some feedback so we can make this site better.

We Studied, We Passed, Was It Worth It?

• by Andy Warren

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Several months ago Andy posted a 'Review of Developing Windows Based Applications for VB.Net and C#.Net' and mentioned that his company was requiring all developers to achieve the MCAD within 12 months. Read this to find out how the first exam went, how they studied, what they achieved, and their plans for taking the rest of the exams.

SQLWebReports Web Based Data Reporting

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Lockwood Tech continues to grow it's product line! This link points to an info page provided by the vendor that highlights the capabilities of this reporting product.

Change Management

• by Chris Kempster

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• Administration

This article looks at change management from the perspective of the DBA, including how to use source control to your advantage and planning for 'self-healing' apps.

Analyzing and Optimizing T-SQL Query Performance on SQL Server

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This white paper discusses the basics of indexes, such as density and selectivity, effects of many versus few indexes, long versus short keys, covering indexes, and how the SQL Server optimizer chooses indexes

Autoclose for Databases - Part II

• by Jon Reade

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• Administration

In this quick article by Jon Reade, he shows you how to correct an unusual error in SQL Server that may occur when you create a database.