SQL Server Tutorials & Articles
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Building Your First Data Cube
by Dan MaharryIn this extract from Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Programming, the authors demonstrate how to create a 'simple' OLAP cube using the AdventureWorks database as the data source
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To The Cloud: Moving Red Gate Tools to SQL Azure
by Roger HartRoger Hart looks back at Red Gate's inclusion of SQL Azure into its database applications, the issues they encountered and the solutions they created
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Using SqlBulkCopy for high performance inserts
by Mike GoatlyIn the age of Object Relational Mapping frameworks (ORMs) it seems unusual to ever get 'close to the metal' when it comes to persisting data. However, when you need to squeeze the last ounce of performance out of your app - it can make sense to go under the covers.
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Integrating Active Directory Into Azure
by Steve PlankThe most common giveaway a user experiences when an enterprise application has been moved to the cloud is the sudden appearance of a username/password dialogue box.
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Introduction to Windows Azure - What you should know
by Neil MackenzieNeil Mackenzie looks at where Windows Azure fits among the various cloud computing offerings in the wild today, and also at the four key areas of Azure that new developers will need to be aware of when they start their first project.
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SLOBbing about with .NET
by Dave WheelerPersisting objects is all about SLOB (serialized large objects), or so says Dave Wheeler who explains how it's now all so much easier.
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Concurrency handling techniques in ADO.NET
by Joydip KanjilalJoydip Kanjilal looks at the problems caused by concurrency when accessing data, both online and offline, and how to overcome them.
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ActiveRecord for Ruby and Rails
by Kevin JonesKevin Jones explains how ActiveRecord works in Rails, and in a standalone Ruby application.
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Domain Driven Design: A Step by Step Guide - Part 1
by Casey CharltonThere is a lot of interest in DDD recently, both in the book, and in the methodology, and in the buzzword. Casey aims to clear up the confusion and start to demystify it.
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Iterator blocks in C# 2: auto-generated state machines
by Jon SkeetEver wondered how the magic "yield" statement works? Jon Skeet digs into the inner workings of C# 2.0 and how this innocuous statement gets you a whole load of "free" generated code for your iterators.
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Spatial data in SQL Server 2008
by Jason FollasJason takes you back to those high school geometry lessons and demonstrates how to take advantage of the new geospatial and geometric data types in SQL Server 2008.
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Dynamic Search Conditions in T-SQL
by Erland SommarskogA very common requirement in an information system is to have a function (or several functions) where the users are able to search the data by selecting freely among many possible criterias. In this text I will look at various techniques to solve this problem.
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SQL Trusted Connections with ASP.NET
by Barry DorransHard coding passwords into your application or your web site is a bad thing. Barry looks at how we can use trusted connections to provide the authentication we need, without the need for these potential security hazards.
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Using SQL Server for ASP.NET session state
by Barry DorransLearn how you can use an alternative session storage method, using SQL Server - very useful if you're running sites across multiple servers, or need session state to persist across application restarts.
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Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part One
by Bryan SullivanIn part one of this two part article, you will learn about five of the top ten “worst offenders” of misconfigurations of application security that can cause overall problems for ASP.NET Web-based applications. Learn more about how to secure the Web.config files of an ASP.NET application.
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Developing for Office 2007
by Matt NicholsonThe forthcoming 2007 Microsoft Office System offers many new opportunities for software developers. Matt Nicholson looks at the new user interface and the Open XML file format, finds out what's happened to VSTO, and explores the possibilities opened up by SharePoint Server 2007 and Groove 2007.
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SharePoint, Document Library and SQL Server
by S.S. AhmedThis tutorial shows how you can capture a document in SharePoint's document library, retrieve information from its properties and store in in SQL Server. It will teach you how to use Event Handler Toolkit.
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High-Performance .NET Application Development & Architecture
by Dimitrios MarkatosThis article demonstrates the art of creating and architecting high-performance and scalable .NET applications, covering all stages, from planning to development and their perspective best practices.
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Locking the Door behind You: Hacker Protection for Your Web Applications
by Caleb SimaYour Web applications can be the most important and most vulnerable entry point into your organization, and, as such, ensuring adequate hacker protection in your Web applications can be critical. This article discusses some of the issues.
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New features for web developers in ASP.NET 2.0
by Alex HomerASP.NET 2.0 brings enhanced performance and many new features that make the web developer's life easier. Alex Homer takes you through what's new.