Who is the best person for the job?
Sometimes it is hard to admit that you are not the best person for the job that is presented to you.
2020-04-09
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Ben Kubicek
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How Do You Act When You Need to Learn New Technology?
Today we have a guest editorial from Ben Kubicek as Steve is away from the office. It is hard to be humble, but it is needs to learn something new.
2019-11-27 (first published: 2016-11-07)
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Who should have Sysadmin rights?
The point of this article is that only service accounts and/or specific network sql admin accounts should have sysadmin rights.
2019-03-11
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2019-01-07
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2018-11-15
706 reads
The Importance of Consistent Server Setup
In larger shops with multiple database servers, it is very important to have consistency.
2018-10-12
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What is the best way to on-board (train) a new junior employee?
It is important to train new people, so what is the best way to go about doing it?
2018-09-06
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Why not take a risk and try something new?
When we risk failure, we also have the opportunity for success, so try something new today.
2018-08-30
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When someone asks you what you do for work, how do you answer?
In many ways job titles matter, just not when telling a stranger what you do for work.
2018-07-30
537 reads
How much database normalization is enough?
Normalization is important for relational databases, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad.
2018-07-23
2,510 reads
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Question of the Day
Multiple Values Inserted
I have this code on SQL Server 2022. What happens when it runs all at once?
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Commission GO CREATE TABLE dbo.Commission (id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) CONSTRAINT CommissionPK PRIMARY KEY , salesperson VARCHAR(20) , commission VARCHAR(20) ) GO INSERT dbo.Commission ( salesperson, commission) VALUES ( 'Brian', 12 ), ( 'Brian', 'None' ) GOSee possible answers