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A common task that all database and system administrators face is patching systems. Patching your systems is very important -- first and foremost, security fixes are included in patches. Patches also ...

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OK, I’ll admit it. I’m not a DBA, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t overseen databases and their performance. I was (and probably still am) the guy who installed a Microsoft SQL database by hitting Next ...

Last month I told you about the overall set of features which Microsoft plans to release when SQL Server 2014 (SQL2014) is released to manufacturing. Microsoft has three major feature sets that they ...

I have users complaining about slow performance in one of our internal applications. The application is, essentially, a front end to a SQL database. We've built a new server for it because the old one ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. SQL Server 2005 is performing just fine in at least one ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.