ISACA Journal Article on AI
The first issue of 2024 for the ISACA Journal has been published and the articles are available both in written and on-line format. I have a regular column on...
2024-02-02
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BI Training with Eugene Meidinger
I’ve known Eugene Meidinger (SQLGene) for a number of years and we share a lot of interests outside of technology. We’re both avid boardgame and card game players, though...
2024-01-31
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Videos from MITRE ATT&CKcon 4.0
If you aren’t familiar with the ATT&CK framework and knowledge base, it’s a tool to help classify and understand cyberattacks. Recently (Oct 2023), ATT&CKcon 4.0 was held and MITRE...
2024-01-29
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SQL Server documentation refresh: Logical and physical showplan operator reference
Understanding query plans is key to successful query tuning in Microsoft SQL Server. Randolph West of the Microsoft docs team posted on Thursday that the logical and physical showplan...
2024-01-26
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T-SQL Tuesday #170 – Learning from Failure
So what did I learn? I think a better question is, "What did I re-learn?"
2024-01-26 (first published: 2024-01-09)
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Is that the right question to ask?
This is not a “clickbait” title, but an important consideration when it comes to developing technical solutions. Let me give you an example between two questions for SQL Server...
2023-11-29 (first published: 2023-11-17)
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Giving a Security Webinar this Wednesday
If you haven’t already signed up, on November 29, 2023, at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time, I’m presenting a webinar on how to harden SQL Server. Link to Register...
2023-11-27
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Webinar: How to Harden SQL Server
On November 29, 2023, at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time, I'm presenting a webinar on how to harden SQL Server.
2023-11-15
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Product Review: DataVeil
If you’re looking at data masking tools, I recently was able to review the DataVeil solution. Quite simply, getting production data out of non-production environments is still a big...
2023-09-19
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Restarting What’s Important
I’m currently in Enterprise Architecture in my organization and as a result, I blogged earlier about putting up study notes with regards to preparing for the two TOGAF (The...
2023-09-13
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Blogs
Top 8 Courses to Learn SQL for Data Science in 2024 & Beyond
In the realm of data science, SQL (Structured Query Language) reigns supreme. It's your...
Going to Cloud? Look at the Shared Responsibility Model
By Brian Kelley
The bottom line here is this: the idea that a CSP takes care of...
How Long Will It Take to Learn SQL? The Truth Might Surprise You
In today's data-driven world, SQL (Structured Query Language) is a blazing-hot skill. It's your...
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Restore dbs
The below code works for backup files only from local drives. When replaced with...
Fine-tune SQL for better performance
I have been asked to fine-tune the following SQL that was written by a...
Row-level security in SQL server
In this scenario, I seek assistance in implementing row-level permissions for a table named...
Question of the Day
Initial Config of tempdb
What are the initial config sizes for the tempdb primary data files, secondary data files, and log files in SQL Server 2022?
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