SQL Server Magazine

SQL Compare 6.2

See why the author gives a thumbs-up to the new version.

Performance Secrets for SQL Server Developers

Avoid 10 common developer pitfalls with a little preparation.

Performance Secrets for SQL Server Developers

Spotlight on SQL Server 5.7

Spotlight on SQL Server lets you see real-time SQL Server activity, making it easy for you to monitor the performance of your databases.

Hit Software's DBMoto 5.0

Check out DBMoto 5.0 if you're looking for a replication solution that's highly scalable and had been designed to help you move and copy data between heterogeneous database platforms.

When SQL Server Tool Vendors Compete, DBAs Win

Two data recovery solutions—Lumigent Technologies' Log Explorer and Red Gate Software's SQL Log Rescue—help you to isolate user errors, undo mistakes, and replay subsequent transactions after user accidents, but one costs nearly ten times more.

Shrink-Wrapped DBAs

Check out this comparative review of two hefty database-adminstration products, in which we examine how well Embarcadero Technologies' DBArtisan and Quest Software's Quest Central for SQL Server provide value to both experienced and less-skilled DBAs.

BMC’s SmartDBA

We weren't able to include SmartDBA in our comparative review. Here's how to find information about the product.