Have you ever found yourself with the need to copy SQL Server logins from one server to another? It'll come in handy if you're setting up a failover site, building a replacement server, setting up a ...

Here is a feature that I have been waiting for since I started working with SQL Server 6.5: the ability to script the data from a table. When you deploy a SQL Server database, you often need to ...

In part 2 of a series, On VB columnist Joe Kunk provides a Visual Basic program to generate a SQL script that clears all the data from a SQL Server database. In part one of this article, I described a ...

As you might guess from the name, this product is a builder for SQL statements. But it's a whole lot more than that. It's also a bit different from other products in the field, so let's start by ...

Worryingly, integrated attacks on these applications are becoming more prevalent and automated as well, meaning that businesses should brace for a surge of new activity. Over the third quarter of 2013 ...

Embarcadero announced it is providing SQL Server developers and DBAs with a toolset designed to simplify many common and complex tasks associated with developing, administering and optimizing SQL ...

I've inherited a large, convoluted project which is suffering from very bad performance problems. I've taken a look at the TSQL and I won't have any problems finding areas to speed up, but it's ...

Knowing how to automate tasks in the cloud will make you a more productive DBA. Here are the key concepts to understand about cloud scripting and a rundown of the best tools for automating code in ...