SQL Server Magazine

Continuous Data Protection

CDP isn't just for the enterprise anymore—vendors are stepping up to provide continuous data protection that even SMBs might consider, thanks to lower cost solutions and creative licensing levels.

Simplify XML Conversion

A Holistic View of High Availability

You can't maintain high availability just at the server level. A holistic view takes into account all the factors that can affect your server environment.

A New Pill for Your SSIS ETL Headaches

A new Visual Studio plug-in component solves ETL problems with unstructured and semi-structured data.

Simplify Your CDP Purchase

A simplified architecture and pricing structure brings this CDP solution within reach of midsized businesses.

SQL Server DBAs Are a Hot Commodity

Database Pros: Stay Vigilant

Imperva execs provide insight into potential security vulnerabilities that database pros may see in the coming year.

SQL Server Pros Keep On Innovating

The winners of this year's SQL Server Magazine Innovators contest epitomize ingenuity, developing fresh solutions to business problems ranging from change management to scheduling overtime.

Last Rites for a Beloved Server

One of our 2006 SQL Server Magazine Innovators contest winners brought levity to his workplace by developing SQL Server Funeral Services, a procedure that lets users bid adieu to a decommissioned server.

What Makes YOU an Expert?

Our annual salary survey respondents tell us how they acquire the knowledge that sets them apart from the average DBA. We also highlight how your salary stacks up with your peers for this year.

New Products, January 2006

Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products.

Meet the Innovators!

The right mix of technical skill, creativity, and common sense produced three winning solutions in the 2005 SQL Server Magazine Innovators Awards. Read about them here.

Up All Night

Regardless of whether respondents felt empowered by their daily challenges or overwhelmed by them, they all acknowledged the challenges exist. Here are some of the job stresses that keep you up at night.

IT Needs Women

Despite facing ongoing gender-related challenges in their traditionally male-dominated careers, women report a high level of job satisfaction.

It's What You Make IT

This year’s survey respondents reveal what makes database pros happy, what challenges they face, and how they see IT roles changing.

Simple Audit Solution Provides Tight Security

A reader highlights his favorite product: Audit DB.

Tool Proves That Value Doesn’t Always Have a Price Tag

A reader highlights his favorite product: DTSBackup 2000

New Products, November 2005

Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products.

New Products, December 2005

Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products.

New Products, October 2005

Check out new and improved SQL Server–related products.