Speaking at the 2018 Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference
One of my favorite conferences is held in Myrtle Beach, SC, in June. It’s a security and digital forensics conference which...
2018-03-01
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Brian Kelley
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Settings Goals Professionally
I was reminded of this topic after yesterday’s #SQLChat. Have you set professional goals for yourself? If so, have you...
2018-02-16 (first published: 2018-02-08)
2,062 reads
Tinker as You Learn
In recent weeks I’ve seen my brother from another mother, Andy Leonard (twitter | blog), write or post about his learning...
2018-02-09 (first published: 2018-01-24)
1,925 reads
WIT: A Quick Thought
I recently had the opportunity to be a Dungeon Master (DM) at a gaming convention. It was my first time....
2018-02-02 (first published: 2018-01-22)
1,565 reads
DevOps Does Not Make Admins Obsolete
As a follow up to my tweet, I stand by my belief that DevOps does not make administrators obsolete. I...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
1,051 reads
BK’s Professional Learning Plans for 2018 #tsql2sday
With 2018 coming, I’ve thought about the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” I ask...
2018-01-01 (first published: 2017-12-12)
1,414 reads
Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 3)
See Part 1 and Part 2.
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
I can remember my Air Force ROTC class on communications skills where...
2017-12-29 (first published: 2017-12-11)
1,425 reads
More Beginner / Fundamentals Content
Not surprisingly, there are folks who want beginner / fundamentals presentations and blog posts.
I put up the poll based on a...
2017-12-22 (first published: 2017-12-05)
1,895 reads
Security Architecture: Knowing the Adversary
When I present or teach on a security topic, I take the time to cover the mindset of the adversary....
2017-12-13 (first published: 2017-12-04)
1,740 reads
Register for Red Gate’s SQL in the City
Aunt Kathi. Grant Fritchey. Steve Jones. They’re part of five hours of training on SQL Server performance and DevOps with...
2017-12-08
477 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #196: Taking Risks
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, James Serra. I’ve been trying to find...
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
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Not Just an Upgrade
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Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers