Finding Thanks

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral

• Career

Today, Steve gives thanks before the holiday in the US tomorrow.

Stairway to SQL Server Automated Database Testing Level 1: Why You Need TDD

• by Sebastian-Meine

• SQLServerCentral.com

The first article in this Stairway Series makes the case for test-driven development.

Exploring errors to reveal unauthorized information

• by Additional Articles

• SimpleTalk

• Database Administration
• SQL

Database administrators can never stop thinking about security. In this article, Fabiano Amorim shows how data can be revealed through error messages when views are used to secure rows.

Free eBook: Defensive Database Programming

• by Press Release

• Redgate

• defensive programming

Resilient T-SQL code is code that is designed to last, and to be safely reused by others. The goal of defensive database programming, the goal of this book, is to help you to produce resilient T-SQL code that robustly and gracefully handles cases of unintended use, and is resilient to common changes to the database environment.

SQL Snippets Galore, Added to SQL Prompt

• by Additional Articles

• Redgate

• Vendors/3rd-party Products

Imagine having at your fingertips all the metadata queries you need to explore your SQL Server databases and then, a few clicks later, all your diagnostic queries to troubleshoot their performance. Phil Factor demonstrates how it can be done, by storing each set of snippets in a standard JSON collection and using PowerShell to convert them to SQL Prompt snippet files.

Fixing "Login failed for user" error in SQL Server

• by dineshdmk

• SQLServerCentral

• SQL Installation
• SQL Monitoring
• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server 2017
• SQLServer

In this article, I am going to explain fixing a problem related login failure error with SQL Server. The Problem One of the common error in the SQL Server error log is "Login failed for user 'DomainName\ServerName$'. Reason: Could not find a login matching the name provided. [CLIENT: <local machine>]". Even though it says that […]

Privacy Problems in Apps

• by Steve Jones

• SQLServerCentral

• Data Privacy and Protection

Lots of contact tracing apps are out there. Do you know which ones collect which types of data and what they do with it?

Check Windows Services Status with T-SQL

• by Additional Articles

• MSSQLTips.com

• T-SQL

In this article we look at creating a SQL Server stored procedure that displays a list of all Windows services based on running or stopped state.

Learn about Version Control with Redgate University

• by Additional Articles

• Redgate

• Vendors/3rd-party Products
• Version Control

Are you new to Version Control and not sure where to start? Visit the Redgate University and check out Steve Jones' Introduction to Version Control course. In just 20 minutes Steve will give you a rundown of what version control is and what the benefits are.

Getting Informative SQL Agent Notifications from Failed SSIS Packages

• by Steve Rezhener

• SQLServerCentral

• ETL/SSIS/Azure Data Factory
• Integration Services (SSIS)

Getting informative error messages when something goes wrong with an SSIS package is critical, especially if you are not in front of your computer.