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SQL Server 2008 MCTS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:09:38 +0000

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist program provides database professionals with an opportunity to showcase their SQL Server skills. If you'd like to prove your prowess to a prospective employer, take a step up the career ladder in your current job, or simply earn a nice certificate to hang on the wall, the MCTS credential may be a great step for you.

Read about the MCTS Certification Program.
Learn about other database certification programs

SQL Server 2008 MCTS originally appeared on About.com Databases on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 06:09:38.

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Creating SQL Server Agent Alerts

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:07:05 +0000

SQL Server allows you to automatically notify database administrators when unusual circumstances occur. This powerful alerting mechanism enables 24-hour monitoring of your database performance without staffing a 24-hour operations center.

Read the tutorial: Creating Alerts with SQL Server Agent

Creating SQL Server Agent Alerts originally appeared on About.com Databases on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 06:07:05.

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Subscribing to a SQL Server Publication

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:01:15 +0000

Once you've configured a distributor and created a publication, the last step in configuring SQL Server replication is to create a subscriber who will receive publication updates from the publisher. In this tutorial, we walk through the process of subscribing to a publication, step-by-step. The process may be accomplished either at the publisher or the subscriber.

Read the full article: Subscribing to a SQL Server Publication

Subscribing to a SQL Server Publication originally appeared on About.com Databases on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 06:01:15.

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SQL Server CHECK Constraints

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:55:53 +0000

CHECK constraints allow you to limit the types of data that users may insert in a database. They go beyond data types and allow you to define the specific values that may be included in a column.

Read the full article: CHECK Constraints in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

SQL Server CHECK Constraints originally appeared on About.com Databases on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 06:55:53.

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Recovery Models in SQL Server

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:54:51 +0000

SQL Server provides three different recovery models that allow you to specify the way SQL Server manages log files and prepares your enterprise for a disaster. Each of these models represents a different approach to balancing the tradeoff between conserving disk space and providing for granular disaster recovery options. The three disaster recovery models supported by SQL Server are:

Full recovery model

Simple recovery model

Bulk-logged recovery model

Read the full article: SQL Server Recovery Models

Recovery Models in SQL Server originally appeared on About.com Databases on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 06:54:51.

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Third Normal Form

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:52:51 +0000

In a recent forum message, Wolfman wrote:

"We have a large form based application. The form has several sections which the user fills in and they have a vast amount of information on each section, around 150 items of char, numbers and text. These sections are always read/written as a block.

If I have a table- FormSection2Physical which contains 150 columns which describe each of the questions on the form is this a violation of normalization in any way?

We also have a doctor invoice:

id, doctor_id, location_id, diagnosis1, diagnosis2, diagnosis3, patient_charge, amount, location_different (boolean)

Are there any issues here?"

Can you help Wolfman? Interested in answers to the same question? Visit the About Databases forum and join the discussion!

Third Normal Form originally appeared on About.com Databases on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 06:52:51.

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Creating a Publication in SQL Server

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:23:45 +0000

Once you've created a publisher/distributor, you can then use SQL Server Management Studio to create publications that subscribing servers may receive. Each publication contains a collection of database objects that will be replicated to all subscriber servers.

Read the full article: Creating a Publication in SQL Server

Creating a Publication in SQL Server originally appeared on About.com Databases on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 06:23:45.

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Personal Property Database

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:55:58 +0000

If you're looking to create an inventory of your possessions for insurance purposes, this home inventory database template provides an excellent starting point.

Download the Home Inventory Database Template from Microsoft.

Personal Property Database originally appeared on About.com Databases on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 06:55:58.

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Writing SQL Queries in Access 2007

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:54:01 +0000

In a recent forum message, BooIsMyCat wrote:

"I have a table named "tblantennadatanodups" that has fields "tagid", "date"," time" and "number of fish". I also have a user interface where a listbox is present with tagids. Please help me with the SQL query to display the row containing the tagid when the user clicks on any ID."

Do you have any advice? Interested in solutions to the same problem? Visit the About Databases Forum and join the conversation.

Writing SQL Queries in Access 2007 originally appeared on About.com Databases on Sunday, October 18th, 2009 at 18:54:01.

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Backing up a SQL Server Database

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:31:04 +0000

One of the major advantages that enterprise-class databases offer over their desktop counterparts is a robust backup and recovery feature set. Microsoft SQL Server provides database administrators with the ability to customize a database backup and recovery plan to the business and technical requirements of an organization.

In this article, we explore the process of backing up data with Microsoft SQL Server. When you create a backup plan, you'll need to create an appropriate mix of backups with varying backup scopes and backup types that meet the recovery objectives of your organization and are suitable for your technical environment.

Read the full article: SQL Server Backup Types and Scopes.

Backing up a SQL Server Database originally appeared on About.com Databases on Thursday, October 15th, 2009 at 06:31:04.

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