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by Tim DiChiara, Editor
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Our friends over at SearchWin2000.com have put together two fun, short quizzes that may test the limits of your SQL Server knowledge. They are based on Ken Henderson's book "The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals" (Addison-Wesley), so if you don't know the answers you can find them in the provided free chapters.
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci990059,00.html?track=NL-78&ad=486584: Think you know everything about SQL Server's Open Data Services Object Linking and Embedding (ODSOLE)? Don't be so sure! Here's a sample question from the quiz:
What is the current preferred term for OLE automation?
- Automation
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- SOLE
- SOLE automation
- SQL automation
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci991295,00.html?track=NL-78&ad=486584:
Veteran IT pros know that official documentation is only half the story. In this quiz, you'll need to dive deep into the dark corners of SQL Server to discover its undocumented treasures. Ken Henderson did and the book documents what his discoveries:
Some undocumented features are completely superflous and this is a prime example:
- TriggerInsertOrder
- ExecIsFirstInsertTrigger
- BDCC TRACEON
- sp_MS_marksystemobject
Take these quizzes, send in your score to the editors of SearchWin2000.com, and you'll be eligible to win a free copy of Ken Henderson's book. Good luck!
Cheers, Tim
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Top 10 summertime hits
by Tim DiChiara, Senior Site Editor
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Although it's the height of summer here in the northern hemisphere, data management still takes precedence over sipping margaritas on the beach. Here are your SearchDatabase favorites so far this year.
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Featured Expert Mich Talebzadeh, Principal Consultant, Peridale Ltd
Category: Sybase
Mich Talebzadeh is a database expert with DBA and architecture experience using Sybase and Oracle. He specializes in creating database architectures for large global trading systems involving heterogeneous databases. Mich is based in London and serves as Chairman of the Sybase Future Forum. He is a frequent speaker at Sybase Techforum and other international database conferences. Dr. Talebzadeh holds a Ph.D in Particle Physics from Imperial College, University of London and C.E.R.N., Geneva,
Switzerland. He can answer any of your Sybase questions.
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Ask the Expert: MySQL: GPL restrictions
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SQL Server: Avoid using BLOBs to store image data
As elegant an idea as storing images as BLOBs may sound, it's simply not a very good one. There are several reasons for this.... |
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