Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
2008-08-12
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Articles
Uncommon Table Expressions
This article describes an alternate use of CTEs for functional data processing.
2008-08-11
9,400 reads
Configuring Database Mail in SQL Server 2005
Learn how to set up SQL Server Database Mail in SQL Server 2005. In this tip, you'll see how to configure Profiles and Accounts for sending mail.
2008-08-11
3,914 reads
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
2008-08-11
60 reads
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
2008-08-11
70 reads
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
2008-08-11
61 reads
SQL Server 2008: Table Valued Parameters
In SQL Server 2005 and earlier, it is not possible to pass a table variable as a parameter to a stored procedure. When multiple rows of data to SQL Server need to send multiple rows of data to SQL Server, developers either had to send one row at a time or come up with other workarounds to meet requirements. While a VB.Net developer recently informed me that there is a SQLBulkCopy object available in .Net to send multiple rows of data to SQL Server at once, the data still can not be passed to a stored proc.
2008-08-11
3,885 reads
The Starting Point
The Mojave Experiment is a marketing effort by Microsoft that is very interesting in looking at first impressions. Steve Jones comments.
2008-08-10
71 reads
The Starting Point
The Mojave Experiment is a marketing effort by Microsoft that is very interesting in looking at first impressions. Steve Jones comments.
2008-08-10
71 reads
The Starting Point
The Mojave Experiment is a marketing effort by Microsoft that is very interesting in looking at first impressions. Steve Jones comments.
2008-08-10
60 reads
Blogs
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
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Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
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I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
Think Twice Before Enabling Fabric’s Inbound Network Protection
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