Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption
Encryption is a tough subject, but it’s one that’s fascinated me for years. I downloaded PGP when it came out...
2009-10-26
1,055 reads
Steve Jones
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Low Hanging Fruit
An open letter asks Google to change their default protocol to be more secure. Are there things that we might want to do inside SQL Server to make it more secure by default? Any low hanging fruit that would help the platform?
2009-10-26
57 reads
One Week until PASS 2009
It's one week until the PASS Summit. At this time next week I'll be on a plane, heading to Seattle...
2009-10-26
677 reads
Virtualization and Preparation
The DBA news of the week contains some interesting thoughts on DR and virtualization plans. Steve Jones comments on why you should care about these topics.
2009-10-26
234 reads
Characters
No, I’m not talking about a Dickens novel. I’m talking about the number of characters in a string. I had a painful time recently because of the word “characters.”
2009-10-26
2,193 reads
Low Hanging Fruit
An open letter asks Google to change their default protocol to be more secure. Are there things that we might want to do inside SQL Server to make it more secure by default? Any low hanging fruit that would help the platform?
2009-10-26
479 reads
Low Hanging Fruit
An open letter asks Google to change their default protocol to be more secure. Are there things that we might want to do inside SQL Server to make it more secure by default? Any low hanging fruit that would help the platform?
2009-10-26
720 reads
Low Hanging Fruit
An open letter asks Google to change their default protocol to be more secure. Are there things that we might want to do inside SQL Server to make it more secure by default? Any low hanging fruit that would help the platform?
2009-10-26
474 reads
Not Pointing Fingers - Microsoft and Sidekicks
Someone posted a note on Twitter about the Sidekick fiasco. Apparently the servers that lost data weren't Microsoft servers. They...
2009-10-23
810 reads
The Value of Experience
What type of previous experience makes a good DBA? Is it necessary to have other experience? Steve Jones asks the question in today's Friday poll.
2009-10-23
214 reads
Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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Question of the Day
BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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