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— Database developers and administrators (DBAs) who are eagerly awaiting the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft’s next generation data management and analysis platform, can take immediate ...

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The lingua franca of databases, Structured Query Language is ubiquitous, powerful, and important for developers to understand. Start with these tips. Since Structured Query Language was invented in ...