SQL Server Magazine November 2005
[Focus]
Check out the best of what SQL Server 2005 has for developers.
By Michael Otey
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition provide many SQL Server 2005 features and are geared toward the needs of developers and smaller organizations.
By John Paul Cook , et al.
Microsoft execs Paul Flessner and S. Somasegar discuss how SQL Server 2005 will benefit developers, IT, and end users; release delays; a beta strategy; and how Microsoft plans to counter its database competitors.
By Karen Forster
Many new features will make your job easier and just might be compelling enough to convince your company to upgrade.
By Itzik Ben-Gan
If you want a glimpse of the new BI features in SQL Server 2005, here's where to find a summary of the exciting new technology.
By Douglas McDowell
[Features]
Debugging T-SQL stored procedures in SQL Server 2005 isn’t straightforward. Learn how to debug these procedures as well as graphically create them in Visual Studio 2005.
By Niels Berglund
Microsoft guru Kirk Haselden gives tips for a general approach you can use to build SSIS packages that automatically adjust to their environment. When you keep packages in the dark about their environment, you can take them anywhere.
By Kirk Haselden
Upgrading to SQL Server 2005 might seem like a daunting task, but a comprehensive upgrade plan can save time and frustration. This overview of upgrade steps will get you headed in the right direction.
By Darshan Singh
[SQL Server Savvy]
These free online resources can help you ramp up quickly for SQL Server 2005.
By Brian Moran
SQL Server 2005 is now a reality. If you're worried about learning to use its new management tools, these resources can help.
By Brian Moran
Will we continue to cover SQL Server 2000 topics now that SQL Server 2005 has launched?
By Brian Moran
[Editorial]
We provide the essential, in-depth, how-to information designed to help you better understand SQL Server 2005 and use it to solve your business problems.
By Michael Otey
[Inside SQL Server]
New creation commands and functions replace DBCC options. See what else is new in SQL Server 2005 index organization and management.
By Kalen Delaney
[T-SQL Black Belt]
By using some of the T-SQL enhancements in SQL Server 2005 to solve Sudoku puzzles, you can hone your logic skills while learning how to use those enhancements.
By Itzik Ben-Gan
[New Products]
Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products.
By Dawn Cyr
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With all the big changes in SQL Server 2005, it’s easy to overlook some of the less obvious features. Here are five cool features that make working with SQL Server easier and better.
By Michael Otey
[Preparing for SQL Server 2005]
The road to the release of SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 has been long, but the tight integration between the two products means developers have never had it so good.
By Matt Nunn
[Hands On]
A reader highlights his favorite product: DTSBackup 2000
By Dawn Cyr
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