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02 July 2007
Doh!! Don’t install DC on SQL box

Ok I did this mistake in my VPC, I tried to make my machine a domain controller (DC) , But the box already have a SQL Server installed, The SQL stopped and if you try to uninstall, it gives you this error: The setup has encountered an unexpected error Read More...

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29 April 2007
SQL Server Hijri (Hijra) Dates

(Source: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Microsoft/Development/MS-SQL-Server/Q_21866389.html ) Hijri Date The SQL Server datetime data type supports only Gregorian dates, but you can use a conversion function to convert the Gregorian date to the Hijri Read More...

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21 December 2006
Microsoft SQL Server has a stronger security posture than the Oracle RDBMS!!

This was a nice white paper David Litchfield on November 2006 and he published it in the NGSSoftware Insight Security Research (NISR) Publication. a copy of the white paper is on the follwing site: www.database security .com/dbsec/comparison.pdf The article Read More...

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21 December 2006
Weird Thing about Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition VHD!!

Ok, I might be blind, but if you go and download the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition VHD from this site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=558F3ECE-6509-45E9-8D60-25175848A8B7&displaylang=en you'll find an excellent Read More...

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