Data Overload

When do you have too much data? What do you do if you aren't actually using all of it?

Dropping Masking from a Column–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

T-SQL Tuesday #81–Sharpening Skills

This is an interesting month for T-SQL Tuesday. The challenge is from Jason Brimhall to Sharpen Something, and learn something...

The SQL 2016 Indirect Checkpoint

Making Complex Table Changes

The complexity of tables makes modifying them over time a challenge, especially as data sizes grow.

Security Shaming

This week Steve Jones looks at a new idea, rating the security of products publicly to try and shame vendors into more secure coding.

SQL Saturday and the Alamo

I’ll be traveling this week to SQL Saturday #550 in San Antonio. This is my first time traveling to this...

Failover

Too many failovers can cause problems, as can those that happen to often. Steve Jones says you need to consider whether you always need to failover in a sitaution.

Slimmer SQL Saturdays

I’ve had this idea for some time. It’s been bugging me, but I haven’t really been pressured to write, nor...

Visual Studio Live!–Washington DC–Save with me

I’m going to be speaking this fall at Visual Studio Live, Washington D.C. edition on Oct 3-6. This is my...