You must watch out for many subtle and not-so-subtle traps when translating Oracle queries to SQL Server. Just as T-SQL is the language engine of SQL Server, PLSQL is that of Oracle. Both these ...

Database replication is a valuable tool that allows companies availability and scalability with their data. To help support customers in this area, Dell is releasing version 8.6 of SharePlex, its ...

If you’re building a Microsoft .NET network and you have an Oracle database, you should migrate it to SQL Server. It is not a question of which is better but of which one is the right tool for you. In ...

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In-Depth Laying the Groundwork for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Redmond's new database server is a complex product often running mission-critical apps. You can't afford to not get it right. By Josh Jones ...

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As we’ve come to expect from new SQL Server releases, SQL Server 2012 has so many new features that it’s impossible even to mention them all. Nearly everyone is well served, from the BI-hungry users ...

SQL Server (TM) 2000 in the enterprise database marketplace is corroborated by recent analyst firm reports and customer testimonials. These independent analyst reports underscore what customers ...

As an IT professional working for a small to mid-sized organization you are not only in charge of the servers, desktops, firewalls, routers, switches and mobile devices… you’re the chief, cook and ...