SQL Server 2008, aka “Katmai,” gives SQL Server shops plenty of reasons to get excited. The best SQL Server release to date, it sports more nice new features than you can count, and the improvements ...

SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...

One of the interesting new features in SQL Server 2008 is Change Data Capture. I wrote about Change Tracking in a previous blog entry. That will track the what, when and who but will not tell you ...

Yes, SQL Server 2005 allowed us for the first time to encrypt individual sensitive columns without the use of third-party products. However, the implementation required application code changes using ...