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Knowing the Business
06 October 08 08:47 AM | Buck Woody | 2 Comments   
I mentioned the other day that I'm teaching a college course at the University of Washington, and as part of that we're doing a complete database project from requirements gathering to a completed database with all its objects. The students have done Read More...
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News Flash: SQL Server 2008 is here
06 August 08 10:52 AM | Buck Woody | 2 Comments   
You can find it on MSDN Subscriber Downloads and TechNet Subscriber Downloads . Either search for SQL Server 2008 or navigate under Servers then to SQL Server 2008. http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx Read More...
Velocity
21 July 08 06:52 AM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
If you attended TechEd Developers week you may have encountered the of the SQL Server Data Programmability team were announcing the Microsoft Sync Framework , or Project “Velocity” .  As a DBA or developer, you’re likely to run Read More...
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SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack RC0
02 July 08 09:22 AM | Buck Woody | 3 Comments   
The SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack for RC0 is now live - if you haven't downloaded this and played with it yet, shame on you! :) OK - just kidding - it's not like you don't have a day job. However, if you'll take a few moments and look this download over Read More...
Project Velocity
05 June 08 09:47 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
The SQL Server Data Programmability team are at TechEd Developers this week announcing news around the Microsoft Sync Framework and what we calls Project “Velocity” . Velocity is a distributed in-memory application cache platform for developing scalable, Read More...
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PHP Driver for 2005 is available
03 June 08 09:18 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
You can now download our CTP release of the new PHP driver for SQL Server and explore the sample application described in the .chm file. If you'd prefer to access the documentation on-line, it's available on the MSDN site . We welcome your feedback at Read More...
Changes on the Developer and TechCenters for MSDN
27 May 08 10:05 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
I'm not sure if you've noticed the changes on the SQL Server Developer Center on MSDN or SQL Server TechCenter on TechNet. If not, you should definitely check them out. Here are a few highlights: · On the home page of both MSDN and TechNet, you’ll see Read More...
The Enterprise DBA
25 March 08 09:19 AM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
In a couple of other posts, I’ve covered some of the challenges and strategies for dealing with those challenges that DBAs face. I mentioned that in my experience, the answers depend on the “kind” of DBA you are. I've covered the “single-seat” DBA and Read More...
Time-based Optimization
14 March 08 09:02 AM | Buck Woody | 0 Comments   
One of the primary jobs of both developers and DBAs is optimization, or its more common name, performance tuning. Lots of the management tools improvements for SQL Server 2008 are aimed at performance, such as the new activity Monitor. Using the tools Read More...
The Organizational DBA
13 March 08 08:17 AM | Buck Woody | 4 Comments   
I posted another entry about a question I received as to the most effective management processes are for a DBA, and in that post I mentioned that the answer was "it depends". There are a lot of ways to slice and dice the information, but I think a convenient Read More...
The Small Shop DBA/Developer
11 March 08 08:55 AM | Buck Woody | 2 Comments   
I’ve been asked what the most effective management processes are, and of course the answer is (as always) “it depends”. It depends because the size of the shop often dictates how much time you have to devote to your systems, how big those systems are, Read More...
What the Developer needs to Know - About Database Programming
22 February 08 09:04 AM | Buck Woody | 2 Comments   
In a previous post, I discussed a few broad-level topics that DBAs need to know about working with database systems. Today I thought I would describe the topics developers need to know about databases to work with them efficiently. Let's start by pointing Read More...
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Tips for (getting ready to deal with) Support
21 February 08 08:52 AM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
At one time or another, we all need a little help. When you’re knee-deep in Production and you run into a Problem, a little panic is unavoidable. Having a military background, I’ve been taught that the best way to deal with inevitable panic is preparation. Read More...
Sharing the Code
05 February 08 10:02 AM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
I’ve worked in several multi-developer/multi-DBA shops in my day, and I’ve also taught a few DBA courses here and there. If you’re in the same situation, you know that it’s often important to be able to show your code to others. I have two tips for SQL Read More...
Make it an Application or Make it a Platform?
30 January 08 09:16 AM | Buck Woody | 1 Comments   
Most of us are familiar with at least one kind of software development. Nearly every program we interact with has an interface, a processing mechanism or two, and often, a back-end where persisted data is stored. We call these “applications”, because Read More...
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