Redmond Magazine

Write .NET Code in SQL Server

Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, C#, SQL Server "Yukon" All versions of SQL Server prior to SQL Server "Yukon" provide two ways to write procedural code that executes inside the database. The usual way is ...
Redmond Magazine

Exploiting SQL Server 2008 Through Code

SQL Server 2008 has a ton of new DBA features, but if you really want to make this thing go, just crank out a little code. SQL Server 2008 is mostly in the domain of system and database administrators ...
InfoWorld

The revenge of SQL: How a 50-year-old language reinvents itself

From the browser to the back end, the ‘boring’ choice is exciting again. We look at three trends converging to bring SQL back ...
Ars Technica

T-SQL A tiny attempt at making a dynamic update with local variables

This is an attempt at making a slightly dynamic query to modify in bulk a CMDB at work. Using SQL Server 2008. I'm trying to update a column with a specific value. I want the table, the column and the ...
TechRepublic

Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code

Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code Your email has been sent Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one ...
InfoWorld

Introducing SQL Farm Combine

Some of you may remember at the end of last year I said I would be keeping my eye on a company called SQL Farms. Today I have my first update on their progress. They've got an editor that has tons of ...