T-SQL Tuesday #167 – Encryption and Data Protection

I missed September since I was gone half the month in Europe and busy with a roadshow. And, I missed October, since I was busy this month and lost...

Bad Culture Bad Security

Another company has hard-coded credentials, which Steve feels are a sign of bad culture.

The Column Synonym

A New Word: Gobo

gobo – n.  the delerium of having spent all day in an aesthetic frame of mind, taking photos across the city, getting lost in an art museum – which...

Declining Work for Mental Health

A busy year got a little too busy for Steve and he is taking steps to improve his work life balance.

SQL Prompt Quick Access to Helper Code

We’ve been doing some events as part of the Redgate Roadshow, and at one of the events, we had a customer ask about something that we demo’d. This post...

The Year in Travel

Here’s my year, which is pre-populated with a couple more trips coming up in November. Those should be all, as I’ve declined to go back to the UK in...

TRUNCATE an FK

Practicing (Annoying) Better Security

Steve has had to change his security, which is good, but annoying.

The Basic Symmetric Key