Inside the Optimizer: Constructing a Plan – Part 1

Part one of a four-part series exploring the internals of query optimization from T-SQL guru, Paul White.

SQL Saturday #55 – San Diego

The first SQL Saturday in San Diego kicks off fall with a full day of free SQL Server information, lectures, and seminars from the experts on the West Coast.

Extended Protection available in SQL Server 2008 R2

We use Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) within the trusted domains, but use the Negotiate Security Support Provider for our web applications.

4-4-5 Calendar Functions, Part 1

New author Cliff Corder has a SQL Server function to report on a 4-4-5 Calendar Accounting Year.

Play Embedded YouTube Videos Randomly

Illustrate how to embed a YouTube video into a web page, built a random play list and launch a video on the fly.

Sending scheduled SQL query results via HTML e-mail using SSIS

Send SQL query results as HTML-formatted e-mail using SQL Server Integration Services.

SQL Saturday #50 – East Iowa

Come to a SQL Saturday in Iowa City on Sept 18, 2010 and get a free day of training from the SQL community.

Single Sign On (SSO) for cross-domain Asp.net applications, a simple implementation model

Architectural approach of a domain independent Single Sign On implementation for Asp.net applications

SQL Saturday #46 – Raleigh

A free one day training event in Raleigh, NC. Come to the first SQL Saturday in this city on Sept 18, 2010

Photo Viewer in Silverlight 4 using SQL Server 2008

This article will describes you how to use photo viewer in Silverlight using SQL Server 2008 database. I had search many time but could get more samples using SQL Server. So I decided let’s use Silverlight with SQL Server 2008.