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SQL injection tools for automated testing
Manual testing for SQL injection requires a lot of effort with little guarantee that you'll find every vulnerability. Fortunately, there is a better way. Tip
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Deploying a SQL Server virtual appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V
Deploying a virtual appliance is simple, and can come in handy when you need to install updates to Microsoft SQL Server. Tip
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How to create SQL Server virtual appliances for Hyper-V
Creating a private SQL Server VAP will reduce the time it takes to deploy additional SQL Server machines in your environment. Tip
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Protect virtual databases through SQL Server database mirroring
Learn how database mirroring provides cost-effective protection for critical databases running on virtual machines. Tip
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Maintaining high availability of SQL Server virtual machines
Learn to take advantage of Hyper-V and Windows 2008 in order to achieve fault-tolerant and highly available SQL Server virtual machines. Tip
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Creating fault-tolerant SQL Server installations
Several fault-tolerance configuration options are available with SQL Server 2008, from the traditional (failover clustering) to the updated (database mirroring). Tip
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Using Microsoft Hyper-V for SQL Server consolidation
Learn about the advantages available for SQL Server consolidation and virtualization when running SQL Server 2008 on Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows 2008. Tip
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Virtual database storage for SQL Server: Friend or foe?
With careful management, virtualized storage offers amazing flexibility when migrating data between disk drives. Yet, without careful monitoring, this same flexibility can make life a lot harder for the DBA. Learn about the pros and cons of virtualiz... Tip
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Weed out poor candidates for database consolidation
You must identify SQL Server dependencies that make a database a poor candidate for consolidation prior to beginning the project. Excerpted from Chapter 2 of the original expert e-book, "Consolidate SQL Servers for availability, scalability and cost ... Tip
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SQL Server consolidation pros and cons
You may want to consolidate SQL Servers to reap the reduced licensing, hardware and administrative costs, but there are various "gotchas" to consider before making such a move. Contributor Hilary Cotter outlines the pros and cons. Tip