Free Stuff - Category Archive
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New Free eBook: Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server
Books,Free Stuff | May 10, 2010 | 9:33 amSimple-Talk Publishing has released a new, free 291 page eBook called Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server, by Alex Kuznetsov. Here is what the book covers, as described from the book’s introduction. “Resilient T-SQL code is code that is designed to last, and to be safely reused by others. The goal of defensive database programming, ...read more
Learn How Vendors Price Their Software
Books,Free Stuff | April 8, 2010 | 4:45 pmAs DBAs, we are often put in the position of purchasing software from third-party vendors. If you are like me, you are probably amazed at the wide variation in software prices, and how the price of a product seems to bear little relationship with its actual cost. For example, why is the SQL Server Enterprise ...read more
Searching for Objects or Text Strings Using SQL Search
Database Administration,Free Stuff | February 3, 2010 | 4:09 pmAs a DBA, at one time or another, you will need to quickly find an object within a database, such as a table, view, or stored procedure. In other cases, it is handy to be able to search objects to locate specific text strings. Depending on which version of SQL Server you are using, you ...read more
SQL Search 1.0 Beta Available
Database Administration,Free Stuff,News | January 27, 2010 | 2:40 pmRed Gate Software has released the 1.0 beta version of SQL Search, a new free SSMS add-in that allows you to easily search for “text strings”, allowing you to quickly find objects stored within a SQL Server instance.
Have You Checked Out the Upcoming SQLSaturday Events for 2010?
Conferences,DBA Career,Free Stuff,Fun | December 4, 2009 | 4:33 pm2010 is beginning to look like a great year for SQLSaturday events this year. Already, there are nine planned, and many more in the works. These free, one-day events are a great way to hone your DBA knowledge, and to develop new contacts. If you are interested in speaking at an event, its also a ...read more
Free Tool for SQL Server Encryption Key Management
Database Administration,Free Stuff | December 3, 2009 | 3:40 pmDevenius Software is offering a free tool to help you manage SQL Server encryption keys. Its called the SQL Encryption Assistant (Basic Edition), and it allows you to create, modify, and drop encryptions keys and certificates. There are two versions of the software, one each for SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008. Devenius Software ...read more
Ola Hallengren Updates Free Database Maintenance Scripts to Support SQLBackup 6.3
Database Maintenance,Free Stuff | November 26, 2009 | 10:31 amOla Hallengren has recently updated his popular free SQL Server database maintenance scripts to support the newest point release of SQLBackup 6.3. For those of you who are not familiar with Ola’s database maintenance scripts, they are designed to help you backup, optimize indexes, and perform integrity checks on all your databases. These are highly ...read more
Give SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP a Quick Try for Free
Database Administration,Free Stuff,PASS,SQL Server News | November 7, 2009 | 2:01 pmYou have probably heard that the SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP is available, but you may not have given it a try yet because it is such a pain to download the huge install file, find a test server to run it on, and then install it. Under the best of conditions, this is at ...read more
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