>You don’t trust your database backups? Use mirrored backup media sets in SQL Server 2005

>What could be more frustrating than knowing that your database backups went missing? This is specifically true if you are dealing with transaction log backups which are dependent on log sequence numbers. You don’t want to lose a single transaction log backup in the chain. In previous versions of SQL Server, we just execute a […]

>You need to backup the mssqlsystemresource database files

>So, you think you have all the necessary database backups you need? Well, think again. This might be your mindset after moving from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. SQL Server 2005 includes a read-only, hidden database that contains all the system objects. It comes in the form of mssqlsystemresource.mdf and mssqlsystemresource.ldf files located […]

>Microsoft Source Code Analyzer for SQL Injection

>With the recent mass SQL injection attacks, Microsoft has developed a new static code analysis tool for finding SQL Injection vulnerabilities in ASP code. Web developers can run the tool on their ASP source code to identify the root cause of the attack and address them to reduce their exposure to future attacks. You can […]

>A few more days left to take advantage of TechEd Asia 2008’s promotions

>Wanna save money for your TechEd Asia 2008 registration? Register on or before July 15, 2008 and pay only RM 999 (US$323). Compare that to RM 1,299 (US$419) which is the regular price. What’s more, if you register in a group of 5 or more, you save an additional RM 100 (US$33). You only pay […]