Cloud Security
In case you hadn’t noticed I’ve recently started looking at the cloud and what it entails. Well one of those...
2016-08-22
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Kenneth Fisher
Temper, Temper
Possibly the single most influential event in my career happened over 25 years ago. I lost my temper at a...
2016-08-15
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Write-Only permissions
Yep, that’s right, you heard me. Write-Only not Read-Only. I was presenting SQL Server Security Basics at NTSSUG the other...
2016-08-11
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Azure: What’s the difference between SQL Database and SQL Server?
If you want to blog T-SQL Tuesday is a great way to get started. On the first Tuesday of each...
2016-08-09
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2016-08-08
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Using impersonation to allow a task without granting the required permission.
I use impersonation on a regular basis for a number of different tasks. This one is pretty basic but can...
2016-08-03 (first published: 2016-08-01)
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What’s the difference between LEFT and RIGHT OUTER JOINs?
A DBA walked into a bar, saw a couple of tables, and asked “Can I JOIN you?”
There are several different...
2016-08-03
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When was this database restored?
I frequently need to know where backups went and I restore those backups for operational recovery on a regular basis....
2016-07-27
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2016-07-27
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Blogger Questions: What should I blog about?
Over the last four years I’ve blogged almost 400 times. It’s become a refuge, a resource, a source of pride,...
2016-07-25
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Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
The Challenge of AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Challenge of AI, which...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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