Happy New Year 2016

Let's look forward to the new year.

Tracking Logins with Extended Events

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as#SQLNewBloggers.
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Happy New Year 2016

The End of 2015

Steve Jones looks back at 2015 and the year we had as data professionals.

It's the end of the year

Altering Included Indexes

Sharing Code

Most people blog to share something they've done, and hopefully with the idea that someone else will learn and benefit from it. Steve Jones is happy to share code, but not everyone seems to be in agreement. In any case, you ought to respect the author's wishes.

Server.Configuration Properties

Is Change Coming?

In the final Database Weekly of 2015, Steve Jones looks at a CIO's column on workplace change.

Why Use the Principle of Least Privilege?

SQL Injection isn't special code. It consists of regular, valid T-SQL that is unexpected by the application. Steve Jones notes that using the principle of least privilege can help to limit the damage from SQL Injection if the application fails to properly check input.