This program was written a decade ago when I had the task of converting 75 stored procedures over to TSQL. At the time, there weren't any such conversion programs. The only conversions I could find ...

When planning a database migration, the main goals of a database specialist or another person responsible for this task are: To reach the best performance and reliability of the target database To ...

It's no secret that even though MySQL has been a Microsoft partner, it also is a Microsoft competitor. And ever since Oracle made overtures to buy Sun and (get MySQL in the process), Microsoft's been ...

As an addendum to last week's post about a recent SQL Server camp held for PHP developers, Microsoft's Brian Swan has published some new nuts-and-bolts details for converting MySQL queries. Swan, who ...

I'm coding on a Win32 database client application. Previously the database worked great with MySQL. I'm trying to introduce it into my work environment. Work does not allow open source applications ...

I've been away from doing anything extensive in MySQL for almost 3 years now, having been using MS SQL Server almost exclusively. But I'm helping a friend redesign the DB for his site (PHP/MySQL) and ...