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Mike's Databases Blog September 2003 Archive

By Mike Chapple, About.com Guide to Databases since 2000

Building the Relational Model

Sunday September 28, 2003
In Part IV of our "Building an Access Database From the Ground Up" series, we begin putting pencil to paper and design the tables that make up the relational structure ... Read More

Microsoft's Top Access 2002 Tips

Sunday September 28, 2003
Microsoft recently compiled a collection of their six favorite Access 2002 tips. If you take a few minutes to browse the article, you'll find some interesting tidbits on topics ... Read More

Macromedia Releases ColdFusion MX 6.1

Sunday September 28, 2003
Last month, Macromedia released a new version of the popular web application development package ColdFusion. According to the company, this upgrade greatly improves application performance and is a free ... Read More

SQL Server Index Tuning

Monday September 22, 2003
Looking to squeeze that last bit of performance out of your SQL Server database? The Index Tuning Wizard can help! Read our article on SQL Server Index Tuning for ... Read More

Biological data presents unique challenges for DBAs

Monday September 22, 2003
Properly using the CLOB datatype and partition tables is critical to effectively adminstering large quantities of genetic data according to a recent article titled Biological data presents unique challenges for ... Read More

10 Steps to Help Secure SQL Server 2000

Monday September 22, 2003
Microsoft offers ten simple steps that you can take to help secure your Microsoft SQL Server 2000 installation.

Exporting Access Tables to Excel

Sunday September 14, 2003
Microsoft Access allows you to export data to a variety of formats for sharing and analysis. In this tutorial, we walk through the process of exporting an Access table to ... Read More

Free Version of SQL Server?

Sunday September 14, 2003
Many developers aren't aware that there's a free version of Microsoft SQL Server that you can actually embed in your products without special licensing agreements! It's called the Microsoft ... Read More

OracleWorld Wraps Up

Sunday September 14, 2003
The week-long OracleWorld conference in San Francisco just wrapped up. Catch up on the happenings with the News.com report: OracleWorld, after all

Access Controls in SQL

Sunday September 7, 2003
Our databases contain information that is vital to the continued operations of our organizations. In this article, your About.com Guide introduces the SQL commands used to control access to ... Read More

Database Programming with JDBC and Java

Sunday September 7, 2003
C++ Guide John Kopp recently reviewed the book Database Programming with JDBC and Java by George Reese. Check out his review if you're looking for a JDBC reference!

At a Boston hospital, lessons learned from Slammer

Sunday September 7, 2003
With the SQL Slammer worm over half a year behind us, it's a good time to look back and reflect on the incident. The article At a Boston hospital, ... Read More
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