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August 2008 - Posts

SQL Server Goes Scale Out

Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 11:45 AM by boduff
In case anyone missed the acquisition: Microsoft acquired DATAllegro back in July. Press is here http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2008/jul08/07-24DataWarehousingPR.mspx This means that we potentially have a customer with a 400+ TB database , and Read More...
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Inoculation Against SQL Injection

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:27 AM by boduff
Anyone on the database scene would have noticed a big surge in SQL Injection attacks around April this year. Developers coming cap in hand to the DBA to blame the database for a security breach and all that... Hopefully everyone knows what SQL injection Read More...
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SQL Server 2008 RTM is here

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:20 AM by boduff
If you are a TechNet or MSDN customer (and who isn't!), you can download the final RTM of SQL Server 2008 here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ie/subscriptions/default(en-us).aspx Personally I am really stoked about this release - I'm going to be involved Read More...
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Paul and Kim come to Dublin - Data Dudes Rejoice

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:49 PM by boduff
Paul Randall and Kimberly Tripp are probably the foremost speakers on SQL Server and they are coming to Dublin. On Thursday 4th September, 2008 they are coming to Dublin to present at the SQL Users Group on Indexing and Fragmentation (Level 400). If you Read More...
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