How to Persuade Your Company to Change
Like a lot of developers and database administrators, I do a fair amount of short-term problem solving during the course of my normal work week. I get to join...
2019-07-19
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Like a lot of developers and database administrators, I do a fair amount of short-term problem solving during the course of my normal work week. I get to join...
2019-07-19
3 reads
Building your database code is an essential practice to ensure that it compiles from source and that dependencies are met. But things can get tricky when you have objects...
2019-06-25
You’re a DBA, and your development team is all-in on doing DevOps, and they want to include the database. Should your DBA team limit the permissions or options for...
2019-06-13
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This post is a part of #tsql2sday, a monthly community ritual where a topic is proposed by a community member and everyone is invited to join in. This month’s...
2019-06-11
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I recent chatted with some folks who have a permissions problem in SQL Server. The permissions problem isn’t technical — it’s a process problem. The issue is that these...
2019-05-30
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Today I was looped in on an email thread about the pros and cons of attending a specific event. One person on the thread asked if any of us...
2019-05-21
I recently realized that I’m in the early stages of burnout. This isn’t an unfamiliar place for me, but it is new for me to recognize the early signs...
2019-05-14
One of the cool things that I do as an Evangelist at Redgate is to periodically visit company headquarters in Cambridge. The other Evangelists and I get to meet...
2019-05-07
Today I got a bit closer to a meaningful definition of automation, as it applies to the software development process. I’ve been turning this concept over in my head...
2019-04-29
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I got a question recently about a panel discussion on Database Development Disasters at SQL in the City Streamed. I had framed a question as, “how fast should development...
2019-04-23
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Data isn't just about numbers and spreadsheets. It holds stories, patterns, and the answers...
By Brian Kelley
When I look at a system and think about its security model, the first...
On Wednesday May 15th 2024 I will give a free webinar on MSSQLTips.com about...
Hello Everybody, I have a database on which I try to empty a file...
My knowledge of Extended Events is limited, but I am trying to capture some...
I've got something I'm not aware of performing backups of my dbs at random...
I run this command in SQL Server 2022. What is the extension of the backup file?
BACKUP DATABASE HerdofTwo TO DISK = 'HerdOfTwo_20240501'See possible answers