Database Underground

A new way to validate techie skills

How collecting info for your support bundles often solves your problem

How to negotiate an excellent deal with your vendors.

How not to give a presentation to a user group

You need to keep up with new coding standards to succeed

Some good advice for consolidating DB servers.

Don't blindly follow best practices

Does the size of your database regulate the features?

A quick guide to troubleshooting database loads.

How to be proactive when writing processes

SQLPASS is finally starting to grow up.

Be really careful and test as much as you can before upgrading to LiteSpeed 5.0

When going from SQL Server 2000 to 2005, you may be surprised by what you'll find.

Still don't know what to get that DBA or technology buff in your life? Here are some suggestions that won't steer you wrong

Microsoft just released Report Builder 2.0 for Katmai

Superstition has no place in database work -- or IT, for that matter

What is it about end-users that makes them not tell tech support the real story?

Red-Gate's new data generator is ready for Katmai (SQL Server 2008)

My initial look at the new version of LiteSpeed

Quest just released LiteSpeed 5.0