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
Why Databases Still Fascinate Me
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
Monday Monitor Tips: ServiceNow Integration
By Steve Jones
Earlier this year I visited a customer that was using the Redgate Monitor webhook...
Inspecting TSQL Abstract Syntax Trees
By Zikato
TSQL ScriptDOM is a useful library for parsing scripts into an abstract syntax tree....
Forums
SQL Server 2025 Unveiled: The AI-Ready Enterprise Database with Microsoft Fabric Integration
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Cannot get KB959420
Hi, we lost our sever sql2000 To restore database to a new one we...
Do You Really Need HA?
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Question of the Day
The New Database CheckDB
I run this code:
create database experiment
go
use Experiment
go
select DATABASEPROPERTYEX('Experiment', 'LastGoodCheckDbTime')
What is returned? See possible answers